{"id":404523,"date":"2025-09-24T08:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=404523"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:51:02","slug":"the-fracking-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=404523","title":{"rendered":"The Fracking Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"404541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404541\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQND3IGLdlIQNgY4PDC670KcenpQ6AC_shcC9gTCDUqohiK09TPiCvPRXWuEts9yM38yFwN2xGSQfwdS2XFOGDvq3zwOFzmUc3ip4cv5Nha7cibxHBWRSfULwj-kxzTt4t6tY4kZ_9txOLprlJOuYQkj10xAxg-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQND3IGLdlIQNgY4PDC670KcenpQ6AC_shcC9gTCDUqohiK09TPiCvPRXWuEts9yM38yFwN2xGSQfwdS2XFOGDvq3zwOFzmUc3ip4cv5Nha7cibxHBWRSfULwj-kxzTt4t6tY4kZ_9txOLprlJOuYQkj10xAxg-1.jpeg?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQND3IGLdlIQNgY4PDC670KcenpQ6AC_shcC9gTCDUqohiK09TPiCvPRXWuEts9yM38yFwN2xGSQfwdS2XFOGDvq3zwOFzmUc3ip4cv5Nha7cibxHBWRSfULwj-kxzTt4t6tY4kZ_9txOLprlJOuYQkj10xAxg-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2025\/09\/22\/the-fracking-truth\/\">Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/author\/ronaldrc\/\">Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lK5xtNDPfk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linnea Lueken sers the record straight on fracking in the above video from Prager U.\u00a0 Transcript in italics below with my added images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"526\" data-attachment-id=\"404526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404526\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-507.png?fit=909%2C661&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"909,661\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-507.png?fit=723%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-507.png?resize=723%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph showing oil production in thousands of barrels per day compared to oil prices per barrel from 2010 to 2018. Conventional oil production is represented in orange, shale oil production in blue, and the spot price in red.\" class=\"wp-image-404526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-507.png?w=909&amp;ssl=1 909w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-507.png?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-507.png?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It is one of the greatest innovations of the last fifty years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It has saved consumers billions of dollars\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Prevented untold tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"404527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404527\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?fit=1335%2C727&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1335,727\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?fit=723%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?resize=723%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph depicting U.S. natural gas plant liquids production by region and type, showing historical data and projections from 2000 to 2050.\" class=\"wp-image-404527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?resize=1024%2C558&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?resize=768%2C418&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?resize=1200%2C653&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-508.png?w=1335&amp;ssl=1 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And almost single-handedly rescued an economy that was in the middle of a severe downturn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You\u2019ve probably heard of this innovation \u2014 not as a source of pride, but as an object of scorn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019m talking about fracking: the process of extracting oil and natural gas from fine cracks in shale rock.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>So, what gives?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"280\" data-attachment-id=\"404530\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404530\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-510.png?fit=468%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"468,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-510.png?fit=468%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-510.png?resize=468%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A close-up image of a hand holding a lighter near a flame, with a faucet in the background, illustrating the controversial effects of fracking.\" class=\"wp-image-404530\" style=\"width:504px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-510.png?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-510.png?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Originated from treehugger.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Why has something that has done so much good been so unappreciated \u2014 even vilified?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The answer, of course, is that the opponents of fracking \u2014 environmentalists and their political and media allies \u2014 say that the negatives of fracking outweigh its positives.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What are those&nbsp;<strong>negatives?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Detractors have a long list:<\/strong>&nbsp;contributing to global warming, putting local drinking water at risk, and even causing earthquakes are high among their complaints.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Those are pretty serious charges. But are they valid?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Before I answer that question, let\u2019s cover a little history.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fracking \u2014 whatever your current impression of it \u2014 is a great American success story.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"358\" data-attachment-id=\"404532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404532\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-512.png?fit=575%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"575,358\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-512.png?fit=575%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-512.png?resize=575%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A diagram illustrating the differences between conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells, showing drilling methods, water aquifers, and the process of hydraulic fracturing.\" class=\"wp-image-404532\" style=\"width:665px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-512.png?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-512.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Before the twenty-first century, fracking as we know it now barely existed. The concept \u2014 reaching pockets of oil and gas trapped in shale \u2014 had been around for decades, but wasn\u2019t practically or financially feasible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Technological breakthroughs and a few eureka moments \u2014 like horizontal drilling and using improved ground-penetrating radar \u2014 in the early 2000s changed everything.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In traditional oil production, a company drills a well with the goal of finding a reservoir of oil. In fracking, the goal is to liberate a vast number of small pockets of oil and gas that have been trapped in the shale rock.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A narrow shaft is drilled \u2014 first vertically, and then horizontally. Water, mixed with sand and other additives, is pumped down the shaft at extremely high pressure to create tiny fissures in the surrounding rock. The sand holds the tiny cracks open, allowing the oil and gas to escape and flow back up the well to the surface.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What makes the innovation of fracking even more remarkable is that it emerged at a time when the theory of \u201cPeak Oil\u201d was widely accepted. Advocates of this theory\u2014including many prominent scientists\u2014warned that humans would soon run out of fossil fuels.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Fracking turned the theory upside down. In a matter of a few years, the world had more oil and gas than it knew what to do with \u2014 most of it coming from the United States.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The benefits from the fracking revolution were almost immediate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The price of natural gas fell from $9 per cubic foot to $3. Consumers saved big on their gas and electric bills.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As gas replaced coal as a cheap, reliable energy source, greenhouse gas emissions fell more than 20%.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The US economy, reeling from the 2008 financial crisis, reversed course. The fracking boom was the number one reason.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ironically, the politician who benefited the most from this boom was a fierce foe of fossil fuels, President Barack Obama. And, while he continued to push his green agenda, he did almost nothing to stop the fracking phenomenon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Perhaps he read the science. It emphatically endorses natural gas as a clean energy source. Even Carl Pope, then the executive director of the Sierra Club, one of the world\u2019s largest environmental groups, came out for fracking. As Pope saw it, natural gas was the perfect transition between fossil fuels and alternative energy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>With that history in mind, let\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>return to the charges made by opponents of fracking.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The EPA \u2014 hardly a friend of the oil and gas industry \u2014 has looked closely into the question of whether fracking puts aquifers, the source of much of our<strong>&nbsp;drinking water,<\/strong>&nbsp;at risk. One EPA study examined 110,000 fracking sites. It concluded that fracking does not pose a threat. One obvious reason is that fracking is done at depths of six to ten thousand feet. Water tables tend to be at 500 feet or higher.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What about the concern that fracking causes&nbsp;<strong>earthquakes<\/strong>? Numerous studies have concluded that related tremors are so minor they\u2019re barely detectable and cause no damage. At its worst, it produces vibrations comparable to a passing truck.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fracking-earthquake-risk.png\">Vibrat<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"811\" data-attachment-id=\"404535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404535\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-514.png?fit=633%2C811&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"633,811\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-514.png?fit=633%2C811&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-514.png?resize=633%2C811&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fact sheet detailing the low risk of earthquakes from hydraulic fracturing, featuring quotes from various scientific organizations.\" class=\"wp-image-404535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-514.png?w=633&amp;ssl=1 633w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-514.png?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Air pollution?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>According to the EPA emissions of sulfur, nitrogen, mercury, particulates, and carbon dioxide have all declined since large-scale fracking began and natural gas replaced coal for much of the nation\u2019s electricity production.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"558\" data-attachment-id=\"404536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404536\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-515.png?fit=1200%2C927&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,927\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-515.png?fit=723%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-515.png?resize=723%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Infographic displaying emission reductions from 2005 to 2016, highlighting percentages for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, fine particulate matter, and carbon dioxide alongside a symbol representing natural gas consumption.\" class=\"wp-image-404536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-515.png?resize=1024%2C791&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-515.png?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-515.png?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-515.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Something else that natural gas has going for it which isn\u2019t talked about much is<strong>&nbsp;land use<\/strong>. Per megawatt, natural gas uses about&nbsp;<strong>12.4 total acres<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 including mining and transmission lines. By comparison,&nbsp;<strong>solar uses about 43.5 acres per megawatt, and wind uses more than 70.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>More energy, less pollution, lower prices for consumers, small footprint.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Instead of vilifying fracking, maybe we should throw it a parade.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019m Linnea Lueken, research fellow at the Heartland Institute, for Prager University.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"414\" data-attachment-id=\"404539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=404539\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-517.png?fit=600%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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