US becomes largest natural gas producer

  • 11 years ago
Over the past few decades, the U.S. has been increasingly dependent on imports to meet its growing hunger for energy. But technological advances have now led to a huge surge in domestic output - and the U.S. is now the world's largest natural-gas producer. And the impact of this is being felt not just domestically but across the globe. As part of a special series on America's energy revolution - Tom Ackerman reports from Texas.

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