But they would not address the big problem with shale gas and all fossil fuels: the global warming they cause.
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The problem with using natural gas for electric power generation displacing coal is that it is misuse of our natural resources.
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The problem with the natural gas market is that it is highly inelastic and is subject to massive swings in demand with the degree heating and degree cooling days on a region or even continent.
Perhaps the most formidable competitor is Compact GTL. This UK-based company is focused largely on addressing the problem of what to do with associated gas resulting from oil development that would otherwise be flared or reinjected.
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However, they point out this problem could be rectified if the markets were re-sequenced, with the gas market clearing before the electric power bidding process.
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The survey found the problem of an ageing oil and gas sector workforce had been effectively tackled, with a sizeable proportion of employees now aged under 25.
The largest problem is the dangerous amount of nitrogen oxide (which mixes with vehicle-exhaust gas to create ozone, and then smog) coughed out by the state's industrial plants.
While solar is a far less polluting energy source than coal or natural gas, many panel makers are nevertheless grappling with a hazardous waste problem.
In Bolivia's case, Morales is exploiting the "indigenous cause" tapping into people's sensitivities while the real problem is the future of the country's gas reserves which need investment to keep up with production.
The first occurred in late 2011, when EPA surveyed residents regarding their private wells and reviewed hundreds of pages of drinking water data supplied to the agency by Dimock residents and PDEP, along with records from Cabot Oil and Gas Exploration which had been accused of creating a problem.
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Skipping Stone notes that gas pipelines, with regulatory approval, could start offering hourly capacity services to address this problem.
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The basic problem with Iran's economy is that the government spends more subsidizing prices than it takes in from oil and gas revenues.
Another problem is that the RSPO has struggled to create any effective action on setting standards for greenhouse-gas emissions associated with palm-oil plantations.
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