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Benefits
•Creates more jobs in many parts of the country, such as
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York
•Americans will pay less for their energy and families can
heat their home more cheaply
Benefits
•Allows us to use more natural gas and less coal and oil
•Emits half of the emissions that CO2 emits with coal and
oil
(4) Earthquakes
5) Environmental Hazards
o spillage can endanger surrounding habitats/wildlife
i.e. Drimock, PA -- wetland, fishkill
o habitat degradation
3. Unanticipated costs
-- well blows out
-- spills
-- pipe casing fails
-- pipeline rupture
-- expiry date of wells
Some points to consider
• Not all Gas is created Equal
• Renewables