The dash for natural gas

Facts about natural gas

Provides 24 percent of the world's energy supply

Formed from decaying animal and plant matter found underground

Wells are drilled and the gas comes to the surface

Gas pumped through pipelines

The gas will be refined at some point of transmission

Environmental advantages of natural gas

Produces less carbon

Doesn't produce waste

Causes less damage to the ground surface

Lighter than air so disperses quickly in case of leakages

Environmental disadvantages of natural gas

Leakages are very dangerous, causing fire and explosions, gas is also toxic

Released greenhouse gases when burnt

Subsidence and earthquakes are caused by pumping of gas and fracking

General and practical advantages of natural gas

Can be used for a lot of things

Allows precise control and quick results

More abundant

Easy to distribute

General and practical disadvantages of natural gas

Odourless and leaks cannot be detected unless some odorant is added to the gas

Economic advantages of natural gas

Cheaper than electricity

Produces competitively priced electricity

Economic disadvantages of natural gas

Infrastructure for extraction and distribution is fairly expensive

Less mileage as a motor vehicle fuel