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Product Description: Natural gas, composed mostly of methane, is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels, emitting 25-50% less carbon dioxide than either oil or coal for each unit of energy produced. In recent years, natural gas supplied approximately 20-25% of all energy consumed in the United States...read more
By Committee on Earth Resources (contributor), Divison on Earth and Life Studies (contributor) and National Research Council (other contributor)

Paperback:

9780309148894 | Natl Academy Pr, June 30, 2010, cover price $42.25 | also contains Realizing the Energy Potential of Methane Hydrate for the United States: Committee on Assessment of the Departmart of Energy's Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program: Evaluating Methane Hydrate As a Future Energy | About this edition: Natural gas, composed mostly of methane, is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels, emitting 25-50% less carbon dioxide than either oil or coal for each unit of energy produced.

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Product Description: Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate information describing the amount, location, and quality of the coal resources and reserves be available to fulfill energy needs...read more

Hardcover:

9780309110228 | Natl Academy Pr, December 31, 2007, cover price $37.00 | About this edition: Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades.

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