Chesapeake is looking at natural gas as a potentialenergysource to fuel its rigs due to the cost benefits and the environment friendly nature of the fuel.
And conservative America, once solidly sceptical, is now split over the issue, as Christians concerned about mankind's stewardship of the Earth, neo-cons keen to reduce America's dependency on the Middle East and farmers who see alternative energy as a new potentialsource of energy come round to the idea of cutting down on carbon.