{"id":18308,"date":"2013-04-07T15:46:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T19:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=18308"},"modified":"2013-04-07T15:46:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T19:46:49","slug":"things-that-make-you-go-hmmmmm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=18308","title":{"rendered":"Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday Hot Air<\/a> posted an article about the level of carbon dioxide emissions<\/a> in the United States<\/a>. It seems that carbon dioxide emissions fell once again in 2012, bringing the United States\u2019 emissions levels down to a two-decade low.<\/p>\n

This is the chart:<\/p>\n

\"Graph<\/p>\n

So what is responsible for the drop in carbon dioxide emissions– the increased use of natural gas<\/a> obtained by hydraulic fracturing<\/a>. This has got to drive the environmentalists nuts.<\/p>\n

The article at Hot Air reports:<\/p>\n

The largest drop in emissions in 2012 came from coal, which is used almost exclusively for electricity generation (see figure below). During 2012, particularly in the spring<\/a> and early summer, low natural gas prices led to competition between natural gas- and coal-fired<\/a> electric power generators<\/a>. Lower natural gas prices resulted in reduced levels of coal<\/a> generation, and increased natural gas generation\u2014a less carbon-intensive<\/a> fuel for power generation, which shifted power generation from the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel (coal) to the least carbon-intensive fossil fuel (natural gas).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s yet another piece of evidence that environmental quality and economic prosperity are not mutually exclusive, even on a large scale; the innovations, efficiencies, and technological developments that come with an advanced economy<\/a> can be good for both humanity and the planet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The comment above represents the kind of balance we need more of in the environmental movement.<\/p>\n

\"Enhanced<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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