Randy Udall & Methane Madness
Randy Udall, who will speak at 7:00 p.m. at the Pyle Center on October 18, analyzed our natural gas dependence in Methane Madness:
Gas is the “youngest” of the ssil fuels; its use has risen 1000-fold since 1900. Domestic production was negligible before 1920, rose sharply after World War II, peaked in 1973, dipped during the “gas bubble” of the 1980s, and has flat-lined since. In the past 80 years, we’ve consumed about 950 trillion cubic feet. By some estimates, almost half the gas that will ever be produced in this country has already been burned. Easy come, easy go. Half gone, half left. Much of the “gone” was cheap and easy to produce. Much of what’s left will be relatively more expensive and difficult to extract. The Big Easy is over.
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