Natural Gas, Our Air And Our Modern Lifestyles « Breaking Energy - Energy industry news, analysis, and commentary

Natural Gas, Our Air And Our Modern Lifestyles « Breaking Energy - Energy industry news, analysis, and commentary: By now you may have seen our new ad, “Air Up Here,” highlighting the role natural gas has played in helping to lower U.S. carbon dioxide emissions to their lowest levels in nearly 25 years. While the ad focuses on how the industry is helping reduce greenhouse gases in our air, you may not realize that every cut in the ad features consumer goods the industry makes possible or makes better. Take a look at the ad and see if you can identify all of the products – many of which you likely own – made from materials produced from natural gas and oil. Go ahead, we’ll wait. It’s no accident that the ad features a basketball player throwing down, or that the ad began running during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Natural gas and oil play a huge role in the game. We recently posted on the many ways the industry makes fast breaks faster, lets players fly higher and gives spectators their seat in the house. From synthetic materials in sneakers, jerseys and even the ball, to the coating on the hardwood floor and the LED lights that illuminate the court, chemicals derived from the petroleum refining process are used a million ways. If basketball isn’t your game, we’ve still got you covered