Carnegie Mellon University reported today, August 22, 2007 that it is possible that imported natural gas into the United States may be in the long run environmentally worse than coal generated power plants. A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers are strongly stating that the choices United States officials make today could end up limiting how the United State’s future energy needs are met and could cost consumers billions in idle power plants and associated infrastructure systems.
In the upcoming Sept. 1, 2007 edition of the Environmental Science and Technology journal, the Carnegie Mellon researchers, whose names are Paulina Jaramillo, W. Michael Griffin and H. Scott Matthews demonstrate that liquefied natural gas, also known as LGN, imported from foreign countries, non United States, and used for electricity generation could have 35 percent higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than coal used in advanced power plant technologies.
H. Scott Matthews of the Carnegie Mellon University research team was quoted as saying, "Investing in LNG infrastructure today could make sense if it helps moderate natural gas prices and keeps existing natural gas power plants running. But making this investment ultimately locks us into certain technologies that make it harder for us to change paths in an increasingly carbon-constrained world," said Matthews, an associate professor in Carnegie Mellon's Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
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