Natural Gas By Ryan Baldwin Ryan Schwartz and
Natural Gas By: Ryan Baldwin, Ryan Schwartz, and Zack Singer
Characteristics of Natural Gas Odorless Non-toxic Lighter than air
Extraction Drilling (Onshore and Offshore) Hydraulic Pressure helps push oil up Hydraulic Fracturing (Pressurized liquid)
World Reserve/ World Leaders United States is the world leader with 728, 200, 000 meters cubed of production Russia has most reserves with 48, 700, 000, 000
Advantages of Natural Gas Can be efficiently and safely stored Low emissions Most natural reserves are underutilized
Disadvantages of Natural Gas Produces greenhouse gas emissions Highly volatile, difficult to transport Difficult to detect leaks
Natural gas extraction by countries in cubic meters per year
Environmental Impacts Air Pollution (Smog) Wildlife and land use Contaminated drinking water and groundwater Earthquakes (Hydraulic Fracturing)
How energy is produced by using it? Natural gas is burned which can be: Used to heat water to power a steam turbine and generate electricity Used to heat something directly
Where does the Waste go/ what is Produced 90% of the natural gas that enters the pipeline reaches you, the consumer. a mere 10% of the energy is lost in the process. Producing and delivering electricity is 2/3 less efficient. Only 30% of the energy used to generate electricity actually reaches your home
Recent Story Lordstown Plant Earthquake 2011
Citations http: //buffalonews. com/2014/05/18/ youngstown-ohio-is-a-city-changedby-fracking/ http: //naturalgas. org/naturalgas/extraction/ https: //corporate. vattenfall. com/about-energy/non-renewable-energysources/natural-gas/how-it-works/ http: //www. tc. umn. edu/~dama 0023/naturalgas. html http: //buffalonews. com/2014/05/18/youngstown-ohio-is-a-city-changed-byfracking/ http: //www. ucsusa. org/clean-energy/coal-and-other-fossil-
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