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Theenergynet bookmarked on 2009-11-09 energy energy.news uk nuclear natural-gas

With coal being too dirty and wind farms and nuclear power plants arriving late, it seems the world is left with a stark choice: keep on polluting or turn out the lights.

Unless, that is, someone comes up with an alternative.

Energy executive Rune Bjornson thinks he has the answer.

"Natural gas, more than any other fuel, is an option we have here and now," he tells the BBC in an interview.

And, he adds, there is plenty of it around - unlike scarcer resources such as oil and coal.

  • Chesapeake shale gas drilling rig (Statoil image)

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  • 09 Nov 09
    theenergynet
    Energy Net

    With coal being too dirty and wind farms and nuclear power plants arriving late, it seems the world is left with a stark choice: keep on polluting or turn out the lights.

    Unless, that is, someone comes up with an alternative.

    Energy executive Rune Bjornson thinks he has the answer.

    "Natural gas, more than any other fuel, is an option we have here and now," he tells the BBC in an interview.

    And, he adds, there is plenty of it around - unlike scarcer resources such as oil and coal.

    energy energy.news uk nuclear natural-gas

    • Chesapeake shale gas drilling rig (Statoil image)