NATURAL GAS BENEFITS THE NATION
By Mike Corley
One hundred and seventy million
Americans enjoy the comfort
and affordability of natural
gas. Sixty-three thousand homes
and businesses in the Middle
Tennessee Natural Gas Utility
District service area use natural
gas for heating, cooking, water
heating, clothes drying and other
applications. Citizens throughout
the twenty-two county
service area value the benefits
provided by natural gas. Neighborhoods
without natural gas
service continually petition for
service.
Since 2015, natural gas prices
have gradually declined and
Safe
are forecast to hold steady for
years to come. This stability is
the result of improvements in
drilling technology, increased
appliance efficiency, and abundant
natural gas resources in
this country.
Despite overwhelming acceptance
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Natural gas is readily available when your electricity
goes out and doesn’t need to be refilled like
propane. It is more cost-effective than any other
energy source, so why not switch to a safer, more
reliable and more competitive energy source today?
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by the American public,
there are forces at work to
limit the availability of natural
gas in this country. The State
of California and certain cities
have proposed moratoriums on
new natural gas connections
for certain classes of customers.
Other states have put in place
regulations and laws erecting
hurdles to pipeline extension
and development. National
boards and building codes are
setting standards which favor
electric appliances and discourage
the direct use of natural gas.
The motivation for these mandates
can be sourced to business
and environmental groups
which desire to increase the utilization
of electricity in place of
natural gas.
These misplaced efforts come
despite declining greenhouse gas
emissions aided in large part by
natural gas replacing coal plants
in the electric generation process.
It is ironic that the fuel, which
has assisted the electric industry
the most in cleaning up its
problems, is now targeted for
restriction.
32 Healthy Living | Spring Issue | 2018
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