[showerst]

If it's used as a drop-in replacement for dirtier sources, and doesn't stop any cleaner sources from being developed or used, isn't it a strict win?

Maybe switching to a somewhat cleaner source would slow down movement towards green sources, but it seems like using CH4 is an overall win given what it's a substitute for.

[toomuchtodo]

Coal->Natuaral Gas? Good.

Natural Gas being deployed instead of solar or wind? Bad.

Natural Gas being deployed along side solar and wind? Best case.

One day the price of natural gas is going to rise again and people are going to be stuck with combined cycle natgas generators that are too expensive to run.

[protomyth]

I wouldn't mind wind if we started protecting the birds. I'm fond of solar, but until wind power is less destructive, I don't see why we should deploy it anywhere but off the coasts.

[toomuchtodo]

Cats kill more birds every year than wind turbines: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-06/u-s-eases-turbine-b...

[protomyth]

Cats don't kill eagles, hawks, and geese.

[dllthomas]

Citation needed.

[protomyth]

Really? How many friggin house cats can kill eagles? Hawks? Hell, a goose can damn near kill a human much less a cat. How about you find a cite for super cat the eagle slayer.