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There has never been a better time for natural gas. It is the "other" of fossil fuels, touted as a clean alternative to coal and oil. It can be non-renewable, advocates argue, but it is a bridge or transition of fuel for a happier future. Not surprisingly, the industry has done a great persuade local residents, members of Congress and the general public that there is nothing to worry about. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, one of the major players in natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, which stretches from New York to Tennessee, it has been announced as the operation environment. So when Cabot Oil and Gas, a Houston based energy company, was fined for various hydraulic fracturing spill in northeastern Pennsylvania last year, Chesapeake took the opportunity to distance themselves from what had become embarrassing. In addition to spills frack, there were numerous reports of contamination of drinking water wells in Dimock, PA. In the New Year's Day 2009, the dri...

Natural gas is a fossil fuel that has methane gas as primary component. It is derived from organic material was deposited or buried under the earth, for millions of years. It contains heavier gaseous hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane and butane, and sulfur-containing gases. Natural gas has certain properties that allow their use for industrial or domestic. For example, it contains toxic ingredients that when inhaled is absorbed into the blood. Natural gas is tasteless, colorless, and when mixed with the appropriate volume of air and ignited, burns with a clean blue flame. It is considered one of the cleanest burning fuels, producing primarily heat, carbon dioxide and water vapor. Natural gas is odorless and before it is distributed to end users, is adding odorized thiols, which also helps in detecting any leak. Natural gas is lighter than air and tends to disperse in the atmosphere. In a state confined within a house, gas concentrations can reach explosive mixtu...