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Energy Resources

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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FROM

  • Natural gas is found in deep underground rock formations
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COUNTRY USES IT MOST

  • United States
3.

PERCENT OF US USES IT

  • About 50%
4.

DISAVANTAGES

  • Natural gas is highly volatile and can be dangerous is handled or
  • Transported carelessly
  • True natural gas is colorless, ordorless, and tasteless, which makes its
  • Very difficult to detect
5.

IS IT EXPENSIVE TO US?

  • Its about 66% less expensive than electricity
  • Its about 67% less expemsive than oil
6.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO USE RESOURCE

  • Underground storage facilities located near market centers
7.

HOW IS IT PRODUCED

  • Natural gas is a fossil fuel formed when layers of buried plants, gases, and
  • Animals are exposed to intense heat and pressure over thousands of years.
8.

HOW IS IT USED

  • Natural gas now heats 51 percent of U.S. households. It also cools many homes and provides fuel for cooking.
  • Natural gas meets 28 percent of U.S. energy demand in 2012
9.

ADVANTAGES

  • Renewable
  • It emits 60-90% less smog-producing pollutants.
  • Most of the natural reserves of natural gas field are underutilized
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POLLUTION?

  • No, but pollutants and heat build up in the water used for natural gas boilers

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