Natural gas worries me as a fuel not so much because of what happens when it's burned for lower carbon dioxide emissions than coal produces, but because of incidental releases of the much more heat-trapping gas methane during its production and distribution.
Every time that I see the price of natural gas drop because of advances in fracking or other production methods, I see producers rubbing their chins and making the calculation that it's that much less worth it to pay to check their thousands of miles of pipes and fittings for small or mid-sized leaks.
I have to concur that this is a generally well-constructed article on fact-checking the current round of Presidential debates, but it is is poorly served by describing places like Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands as Chinese "territorial waters". They are not.
If anyone knows the power of language choice to frame arguments, and the importance of precision when using terms that have important legal meanings, it's surely former constitutional law professionals, journalists, and scholars such as Mr. Greenwald and Mr. Cole. I suspect that Mr. Greenwald knows better and may have chosen more careful phrasing if he was writing about international maritime boundary law instead of the outrageous statements made during this round of Republican debates.
Natural gas worries me as a fuel not so much because of what happens when it's burned for lower carbon dioxide emissions than coal produces, but because of incidental releases of the much more heat-trapping gas methane during its production and distribution.
Every time that I see the price of natural gas drop because of advances in fracking or other production methods, I see producers rubbing their chins and making the calculation that it's that much less worth it to pay to check their thousands of miles of pipes and fittings for small or mid-sized leaks.
Gerald, I expect that's related to credit score reporting of paid and unpaid bills.
I have to concur that this is a generally well-constructed article on fact-checking the current round of Presidential debates, but it is is poorly served by describing places like Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands as Chinese "territorial waters". They are not.
If anyone knows the power of language choice to frame arguments, and the importance of precision when using terms that have important legal meanings, it's surely former constitutional law professionals, journalists, and scholars such as Mr. Greenwald and Mr. Cole. I suspect that Mr. Greenwald knows better and may have chosen more careful phrasing if he was writing about international maritime boundary law instead of the outrageous statements made during this round of Republican debates.