Will An Energy Policy Based on Natural Gas Fracking Be Effective in Stemming Climate Disruption?

Here’s a very solid article from Bill McKibben summing up the current approach to energy in the U.S.  which, summarizing even further is as follows: a little wind, a little solar, but an enormous effort to substitute natural gas, harvested through fracking, for coal.  McKibben presents a very thoughtful analysis that suggests that, when all things are taken into consideration, including gas leaks, it’s possible that this is a step in the wrong direction vis-à-vis emissions that are causing climate disruption.