Fracking and the future of fuels
DOI: 10.1063/PT.3.3443
In the July article by Michael Marder, Tadeusz Patzek, and Scott Tinker, I found no reference to greenhouse gases, global warming, fugitive methane emissions, drought, pollution, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, overpopulation, sea-level rise, energy efficiency, energy conservation, nonpolluting energy sources, overfishing, and other concerns that many scientists, technical people, politicians, and citizens are dealing with. There is a growing realization today that we may suffer a catastrophe if we use all the fossil fuels we are able to extract. How do the authors view my concerns?
[Editor’s note: Physics Today received several letters raising the same concerns as Richard LaRosa’s.]
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Richard LaRosa, (rlarosa331@aol.com) South Hempstead, New York.
