Abundant natural gas is step toward energy independence

Business Commentator

In the last half-century, Americans yearned for energy independence. We were tired of being held captive by foreign governments, some of which continue to be hostile toward the United States and our way of life.

Thankfully, things have changed in the last few years.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) put it best, “Over the past decade alone, America has undergone a major energy revolution, rapidly shifting from an era of energy scarcity to an era of energy abundance”.

API believes advances in hydraulic fracturing—or “fracking”—in conjunction with horizontal drilling ar...