-Increased shale gas activity is expected to generate at least $37 billion in government revenues by 2020 and $57 billion by 2035 (IHS Global Insight) These types of incomes can help fund many items, such as road construction and provide other services.
-Natural gas is not just a heating fuel, natural gas has other interesting uses like chilling the glycol used to produce ice for hockey and skating rinks.
-Natural gas in its pure form is colorless and odorless. Utility companies add the smell of rotten eggs - a product called mercaptan - to make natural gas detectable
-Natural gas is efficient. About 90 percent of the gas produced is delivered to customers as usable energy. Greater efficiency means fewer greenhouse gas emissions