Efficient and Environmentally Sound Use of Our Domestic Coal and Natural Gas Resources
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There are presently wide disagreements among experts concerning the future availability and price of petroleum and natural gas both domestically and worldwide. If these resources are to be available to future generations at affordable prices, then the technological challenge is to use these resources in ways that offer the greatest economic benefit and the minimum environmental damage. Petroleum reigns supreme as the fuel for transportation, and from a carbon emissions perspective, natural gas is a desirable fuel for every application, with the possible exception of transportation, because of its high efficiency of use and low carbon emissions per unit of energy delivered.
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