, it is a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and helium are also usually present.So how come it’s called natural gas? Because in the 1800s, coal gas was popular. The term “natural gas” was coined to distinguish methane found underneath the ground from methane created when coal is heated.
Transporting and storing natural gas results in leaks both outside and inside homes, adding more of it to the atmosphere. When those leaks occur inside, they can have serious negative health effects on those who live there, especially children. Methane may be “natural gas” to some, but you don’t want to breathe it any more than you want to drink gasoline., the American Gas Association has been peddling lies about “natural gas” for more than 50 years.
Its latest creation is brilliant. Taking advantage of the proximity to Halloween, it does a takeoff on the horror film genre that uses that event to peddle its horror movies and shows. The result is a 30-second video that takes the Halloween theme and runs with it. Both are part of a broader push from the climate movement to counter fossil fuel industry messaging. This fall, nonprofit media organizationcalling out oil and gas companies for their role in fueling climate disasters, which featured maps of broken temperature records and read, “Brought to you by Big Oil.