Last class I mentioned an article I found in the Wall Street Journal about natural gas’s potential to influence global politics. Although methods of extraction have a negative effect on the environment, they could potentially add to U.S. influence and security. Do you think these factors should play a role in federal conservation policy? If so how much?

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2014/03/10/central-europe-turns-to-u-s-for-natural-gas/