Dan Markind says the natural gas industry has a good hand environmentally, but needs to do a better job of making the environmental case for natural gas. 

On Black Friday, the Trump Administration released Volume II of the National Climate Assessment. Running 1,600 pages, the report is the second volume of the fourth National Climate Assessment, which was mandated by Congress in the late 1980’s and is required to be prepared every four years by scientists from 13 designated government agencies. It is being referred to as NCA4 Vol. II.

According to initial press headlines, the warnings contained in NCA4 Vol. II are dire. They include:

• The “earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities.”
• Average sea levels along the United States coast have increased by about 10 inches since the early 20th century as the oceans have warmed and land ice has melted.
• More than 100 million people in the United States live in places with poor air quality – and climate change will “worsen existing air pollution levels.”
• Climate change will “disrupt many areas of life” by affecting trade and exacerbating overseas conflicts.

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