U.S. Will Become Net Exporter of Natural Gas by 2017

Via Reuters:

The United States will transition from a net importer of natural gas to a net exporter of the fuel by 2017 as the nation’s shale gas production continues to grow, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday in its Annual Energy Outlook.

In its 2014 outlook, the EIA forecast the U.S. would become a net exporter of gas before 2020.

The EIA said increases in domestic gas production are expected to reduce demand for gas imports from Canada and support growth in exports to Mexico, Asia and Europe.

This would be an even shorter timetable if the anti-science enviro loons weren’t standing in the way.

This is progress that American workers and the economy should be welcoming all around but well-funded people are using debunked studies to prevent fracking in places where huge shale reserves exist.

Perhaps we can soon elect a president who isn’t in the pockets of the debunked junk people.