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The Unintended Impacts of Natural Gas on Food & Transportation: Web chat

Click below to catch up on our latest webchat with PCI Fellows David Hughes & Michael Bomford, and PCI Adviser Richard Gilbert.

 

More about Natural Gas... On May 12th Post Carbon Institute released a groundbreaking report Will Natural Gas Fuel America in the 21st Century? by David Hughes. The report has already been downloaded more than 10,000 times.

A supplement to the report provides additional background on the impacts of natural gas on Public Health Agriculture & Transportation.

More about David Hughes David Hughes is a geoscientist who has studied the energy resources of Canada for nearly four decades, including 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada as a scientist and research manager...Read more

More about Michael Bomford Michael Bomford is a research scientist and extension specialist at Kentucky State University, and an adjunct faculty member in the University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture...Read more

More about Richard Gilbert Richard Gilbert is a Toronto-based consultant who focuses on transport and energy issues, with public- and private-sector clients in North America, Europe, and Asia...Read more


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