High Noon For Natural Gas: the New Energy Crisis.HIGH NOON High Noon western film in which time is of the essence. [Am. Cinema: Griffith, 396–397] See : Wild West FOR NATURAL GAS: The New Energy Crisis JULIAN DARLEY Diminishing oil supplies and the dependence on foreign oil are concerns of people and governments around the world. Darley contends that we'd better start worrying about natural gas too. Because gas is assumed to be cheap, clean, efficient, and in endless supply, many countries have converted to the fuel for generating electricity. The move from burning oil is helping those countries meet guidelines set forth in the Kyoto treaty. However, natural gas is not a renewable resource Noun 1. renewable resource - any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time natural resource, natural resources - resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature , and North Americans North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. already are seeing the last days of cheap natural gas because U.S. production has peaked and importing has begun. Darley reports that "in just a couple of decades," natural gas production will begin to decline worldwide. He predicts significant economic repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl and outlines how they could unfold. Chelsea Green, 2004, 266 p., paperback, $18.00. |
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