{"id":1545185,"date":"2025-07-03T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1545185"},"modified":"2025-07-03T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:30:00","slug":"fracking-is-americas-not-so-secret-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/fracking-is-americas-not-so-secret-weapon\/1545185\/","title":{"rendered":"Fracking Is America’s (Not So) Secret Weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fracking Is America’s (Not So) Secret Weapon<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Jim Welty, Rob Burndrett & Charlie Burd via RealClearEnergy<\/a>,<\/em><\/p>\n

America\u2019s shale revolution and ascension to the world\u2019s largest oil and natural gas producer has made one fact abundantly clear: energy security\u00a0is\u00a0national security<\/strong>. No longer are geopolitical and national security decisions held hostage to the threat of energy price spikes. Because of oil from Texas and natural gas from Appalachia, Americans aren\u2019t facing the energy supply shocks that were once guaranteed to follow rising Middle East tensions.<\/p>\n

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Home to the nation\u2019s largest natural gas field with the Marcellus and Utica shales, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia produce\u00a0a third<\/a>\u00a0of America\u2019s natural gas.<\/strong> That\u2019s energy that keeps the lights on in our homes, the heat flowing in the winter, and power steady and reliable for factories, hospitals, military bases, and critical infrastructure across America. But it does much more. Appalachian natural gas is a big part of what makes America strong, self-reliant, and free.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Throughout history, energy security has meant physical security. When we have the energy we need, produced right here at home, we reduce our dependence on unstable or hostile nations. We insulate ourselves from supply disruptions and price shocks triggered by global\u00a0conflicts. And we make sure that in times of crisis, from natural disasters to national emergencies, we have the fuel to respond, rebuild, and defend.<\/p>\n

Our abundant, reliable natural gas underpins the strength of our Armed Forces and the resilience of our economy.<\/strong> Employing millions of our own people, energy powers the manufacturing of steel, ammunition, vehicles, and the technologies that support our troops. It safeguards critical operations from cyber and physical threats by ensuring reliable, secure power supplies.<\/p>\n

And as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms industries, it\u2019s natural gas that remains the only fuel fully capable of meeting the intense, always-on energy requirements these technologies depend on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In short, energy security protects American lives and the American way of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the challenge: While we produce\u00a0more than enough clean-burning, affordable natural gas to meet our needs and support allies overseas, we can\u2019t move enough of it to where it\u2019s needed most. And electrical grid operators face\u00a0mounting strain<\/a>\u00a0as power-hungry technologies accelerate demand.<\/p>\n

The missing links? Pipelines and new gas-fired generation. <\/strong>Without more infrastructure to safely and efficiently transport and use domestic energy, we leave ourselves exposed to higher costs, supply vulnerabilities, and reliance on foreign adversaries.<\/p>\n

New England is perhaps the\u00a0most staggering<\/a>\u00a0example of energy insecurity here at home, sitting just a few hours drive from the largest gas producing region in the country, yet\u00a0forced to rely<\/a>\u00a0on expensive, unreliable foreign fuel because politics have clouded smart energy policies for decades. Now, those same political leaders are quietly backing down and conceding what we\u2019ve known all along: pipelines from Appalachia are key to their energy security.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, our country\u2019s global competitors and adversaries aren\u2019t waiting. Russia and China \u2013 they understand the power of energy in projecting strength and influence. America must do the same, led by the innovators in Appalachia who drove the shale revolution just over 20 years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now is the time for action. Washington is working to cut the red tape that\u2019s stalled progress, but it\u2019s up to us in the states to unleash the full potential of Appalachian energy. Thank you to those elected leaders who are already leading the charge, but we need all of our policy officials to champion building the natural gas infrastructure that will secure affordable energy for families, strengthen our physical and economic security, and help ensure that America remains the most powerful, resilient, and free nation on the planet.<\/p>\n

Let Appalachia\u2019s natural gas power our future and protect the freedoms we hold dear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Welty, Rob Brundrett, and Charlie Burd lead Appalachia\u2019s top natural gas trade associations, the Marcellus Shale Coalition, the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, and the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia, respectively.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 07\/03\/2025 – 14:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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