we need natural gas energy now

[luckyleftyme2]

how many of us are using oil for heat? how many of us live in a town that has a natural gas line running through it?
if we could convert the energy from those "crying drill baby drill" to dig baby dig those gas lines look at the money we would save! Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that gas furnaces cost less to run and burn cleaner than their oil counterparts? If I make the switch, how long should I expect it to take for me to pay back my initial investment? And are there any greener options I should consider?
-- ...Veronica Austin, Boston, MA

It is true that natural gas has been a more affordable heat source than oil for Americans in recent years. The federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that the average American homeowner will pay only about $732 to heat their home with gas this winter season (October 1 through March 31) versus a whopping $2,535 for oil heat. While the price of natural gas has remained relatively stable in the last few years, oil prices have been high and rising thanks in large part to continued unrest in Middle Eastern oil producing countries. Just two years ago the average winter home oil heating bill was $1,752.

who is supporting the "drill baby drill" theme yup even you got it! BIG OIL!

[luckyleftyme2]

1. here's more n the same subject

how many times have we heard from big business that competition is the key to sucess?level the playing field etc. well natural gas is here in Maine but to reach the home owner it is being slowed down?why?
Natural gas line expands to Freeport, thanks to big customer
Extending gas networks often relies on major users -- such as L.L. Bean -- which can help justify the investment.
By Tux Turkel [e-mail]
Staff Writer

Chip Gray said he wanted to take a shovel and dig. Gray, whose family owns the Harraseeket Inn, was aware that the new natural gas line buried along Main Street in downtown Freeport now stops at the L.L. Bean retail store -- within sight of the inn's entrance.

Gray burns 50,000 gallons of fuel oil per year at the 94-room inn. At today's energy prices, he figures natural gas could cut his heat and hot water bills by 30 percent.

"Natural gas is a big bonus," he said. "We've been missing out on that."

After months of planning and construction, Maine Natural Gas began pumping fuel underground to Freeport on Friday, in the company's first expansion into a new community in nearly a decade. Several businesses, town-owned properties including the high school, and a few homes already have hooked up.

Next year, gas will reach the Harraseeket Inn and the Hilton Garden Inn at the northern end of the village, and extend south along Route 1 to the business park on Stonewood Drive. The pipeline could approach the Yarmouth town line in 2012.

now think about it small business burning 50,000 gallons of oil!

[luckyleftyme2]

2. what we can do -demand natural gas now!

come on folks this is a shovel ready project let's get with the program!
Its time Maine made natural gas available to all! you'd be surprised at how close it is to your main street!

lets all get involved! get on the band wagon!