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ExxonMobil Teaching Sports Fans About Hydraulic Fracturing

October 12, 2010 By Rod Adams

I am a college football fan and love spending time with my family gathered around the TV – or at live games at my alma mater. While watching the games, I sometimes cause family members to groan or roll their eyes when I comment on the commercials. Paying attention to commercials is also one of my hobbies – I do not just wait for the Super Bowl extravaganzas.

On Saturday, October 9, I noticed a new addition to the line of commercials that ExxonMobil often airs about its investments in renewable or alternative forms energy. This one features an engineer talking about loving her job extracting natural gas from hard rock formations. The production value is quite evident; ExxonMobil does not do things on the cheap. I saw it aired at least a half a dozen times on at least two different networks on Saturday. ExxonMobil recently spent $41 Billion to purchase XTO, a domestic company that specializes in producing gas from hard rock formations.

If you want to see the video, please click on the link. It is never a good idea to even think about infringing on the copyright of commercials produced by the world’s largest company.

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About Rod Adams

Managing member at Nucleation Capital, LP.
Atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. Financial, strategic, and political analyst. Former submarine Engineer Officer. Founder, Adams Atomic Engines, Inc. Host and producer, The Atomic Show Podcast. Resume available here.

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  1. Jerry says

    October 12, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    Another push for natural gas comes from fuel cells: http://www.clearedgepower.com/ “converts natural gas into electricity and heat”.

  2. Anonymous says

    October 19, 2010 at 7:29 PM

    On the topic of hydraulic fracturing, the investigation in the following link is worth checking out. The true cost for “cheap” and “abundant” natural gas is hidden.
    http://www.propublica.org/series/buried-secrets-gas-drillings-environmental-threat

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