There’s something like 12 trillion cf of natural gas in the Marcellus shale formation and the Utica shale formation is under that. Besides the climate change whackos, I can’t understand why a good portion of the NE and Mid-Atlantic doesn’t run nearly everything off natural gas
The hatred of hydrocarbons and the use of renewables is all about depopulation, not the environment.
Renewables (wind, solar, electric cars) are increasing surface mining and environmental damage.
Hydrocarbons are being extracted with the smallest impact to the environment than ever before and have reduced the need for surface mining.
The high cost and unreliability of renewables will lead to food shortages and poverty. Poverty leads to cutting trees for energy, killing wild animals for food and more environmental damage.
But this is not about the environment. Earth is greener now than ever before. It is easier to feed everyone than ever before.
Renewables will change that so populations will have to shrink.
That is their goal. Fewer people, more control, less education so the global masters can be served without the threat of revolution.