The Orange County Register recently reported data showing that hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) is helping make the United States a world leader in reducing carbon emissions – benefitting the environment.

“Over the past 14 years, our carbon emissions are down more than  10 percent. On a per-unit-of-GDP basis, U.S. carbon emissions are down by closer to 20 percent.

“Even more stunning: we’ve reduced our carbon emissions more than virtually any other nation in the world, including most of Europe…The primary reason carbon emissions are falling is because of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking.”

“Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling technologies, we are producing more natural gas than ever before. Natural gas is a wonder fuel: it is cheap. It is abundant ... And it is clean-burning.”

To read the full article, please visit The Orange County Register. To learn more about the environmental benefits of California energy production, visit our website at www.energyindependenceCA.com.