NPR: Hey, you know what's great? Using fracking to acquire cheap natural gas so that factories can replace oil and even biomass sources like woodchips!

Natural Gas Gives Maine Paper Plant A Competitive Edge : NPR

We've reported on how cheap natural gas is revolutionizing the energy industry. It's plentiful, thanks to the drilling technique known as fracking. Well, that's also changing American manufacturing. Factories are turning to natural gas to replace oil and even biomass sources like woodchips. And here's an example, a paper mill in East Millinocket, Maine...FIELD: Ned Dwyer says the biomass boiler doesn't generate enough steam to run the paper machines and heat the mill.