{"id":4294,"date":"2012-05-04T08:57:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T16:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2012-05-04T08:57:24","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T16:57:24","slug":"from-the-nytimes-fuel-to-burn-what-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/04\/from-the-nytimes-fuel-to-burn-what-next\/","title":{"rendered":"(from the NYTimes)  &#8216;FUEL TO BURN: WHAT NEXT?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Zephyr Note:\u00a0 You&#8217;ll have to look hard in this NYTimes article for any mention of climate change or the impacts of expanded fossil fuel production. Clearly these guys aren&#8217;t particularly swayed by the science of global warming&#8230;JS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AN EXCERPT:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 THE reversal of fortune in America\u2019s energy supplies in recent years holds the promise of abundant and cheaper fuel, and it could have profound effects on what people drive, domestic manufacturing and America\u2019s foreign policy. ..Cheaper fuel produced domestically could reduce the cost of shipping and manufacturing, trim heating and cooling bills, improve the auto market and provide tens of thousands of new jobs&#8230;It might also pose new environmental challenges, both predictable and unforeseen, by damping enthusiasm for clean forms of energy and derailing efforts to wean the nation from its wasteful energy habits.<\/p>\n<p>But for Americans battered by rising <a title=\"More articles about oil.\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/business\/energy-environment\/oil-petroleum-and-gasoline\/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier\">gasoline<\/a> prices, frustrated by the dependence on foreign oil, skeptical of the benefits or practicality of renewable fuels and afraid of nuclear power, the appeal of plentiful domestic oil and gas could far outweigh the costs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/04\/11\/business\/energy-environment\/energy-boom-in-us-upends-expectations.html?_r=3&amp;ref=energy-environment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4295\" title=\"DOMESTIC-popup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DOMESTIC-popup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DOMESTIC-popup.jpg 426w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DOMESTIC-popup-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Fuel to Burn: Now What?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F04%2F11%2Fbusiness%2Fenergy-environment%2Fenergy-boom-in-us-upends-expectations.html#?secret=EDZFdBxKWr\" data-secret=\"EDZFdBxKWr\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zephyr Note:\u00a0 You&#8217;ll have to look hard in this NYTimes article for any mention of climate change or the impacts of expanded fossil fuel production. 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