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TheDeclaration of Independencefrom foreign o i.There%u2019s a limitless energy sourcefound on earth that can help our countryend its dangerous dependence on foreign oil.It%u2019s called methane.Not many people understand itspotential.Or know that it%u2019s been producedin nature every day since the earth wasformed billions of years ago.Methane is found in ordinaryvegetation. In inexhaustible wastes likegarbage, sewage and cattle manure. It canbe extracted from coal. And from other formsof ancient vegetation such as peat.Vast amounts of methane that weremade in nature millions of years ago andthen stored under land and beneath the seasare a more immediate source.What is methane?It%u2019s what everybody calls natural gas.So, despite what some people sayabout natural gas running out, the fact is,we can have gas energy from methaneforever.If we develop methane%u2019s full potentialfrom all these sources, America will beassured of having an adequate supply of thecheapest and most reliable form of energyfor the future.If we develop methane%u2019s full potential,America could achieve energy independenceand reduce inflation.Methane already provides one-thirdof the energy used by our country.When you come right down to it,Methane is really America%u2019s best hope forthe future.A secure future. / ABrooklyn Union GasMethane. It means we can have natural gas forever.Page 24, The PHOENIX, Aug. 30,1979