LM+-+Imagining+Change

The presence of the natural gas industry has negative impacts on human health, and these impacts extend beyond direct biological and physical impacts.
 * The Problem:**


 * What Changes Would Help Solve This Problem?**

Policy:
 * A ban on shale gas extraction through horizontal drilling/hydraulic fracturing.
 * A shift towards promoting more renewable energy sources.

Legal System:
 * Penalties for natural gas companies whose drilling affects surrounding communities.

Media Coverage:
 * MORE!
 * More coverage of NG exports
 * Less influenced by industry

Political Decision-Making:
 * Less influence from industry lobbyists/
 * Drop the idea of natural gas as a "sustainable and domestic" fuel source. It' s not.

The Way Organizations Function:
 * More interaction with community members.
 * More focus on industry workers

Educational System:
 * Teach about the harmful impacts
 * Don't teach NG as a sustainable alternative. Teach it as a fossil fuel no better than petroleum.
 * Less focus on CO2 emissions - there's more to environmental science than that.

Behavior:
 * Learn to adopt more energy efficient practices.
 * Make the shift to renewables.
 * Interact with policy-makers
 * For fracked communities: document everything, no matter how trivial it may seem.

Thinking:
 * Stop looking for easy energy solution. It doesn't exist. There's no quick fix for oil addiction.

Technology:
 * Design technologies that will use renewable energy, and less energy in general.

Spending:
 * Stop spending money on NG development; invest in renewables instead.