The U.S. Department of Energy published data last week with some amazing revelations -- so amazing that most Americans will find them hard to believe. As a nation, the United States reduced its carbon emissions by 2 percent from last year. Over the past 14 years, our carbon emissions are down more than 10 percent. On a per-unit-of-GDP basis, U.S. carbon emissions are down by closer to 20 percent. Even more stunning: We've reduced our carbon emissions more than virtually any other nation in the world, including most of Europe.

The important fact here is that the reduction in carbon emissions has come without a carbon tax or the draconian regulations called for by the environmental left.

The reason for the reduction? Increased and continued use of clean, abundant, affordable natural gas.

Natural gas brought to us thanks, in part, to hydraulic fracturing.