Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to, say, solar, it's filthy. And of course there is nothing renewable about natural gas.
Jeff GoodellWhen it comes to energy, cost isn't everything - but it's a lot. Everybody wants cheap power.
Jeff GoodellIn the Arctic, things are already getting freaky. Temperatures have warmed three times faster than the global average.
Jeff GoodellIn reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked state moves to promote renewable energy and championed laws that would enshrine taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels while stripping them from wind and solar.
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