Natural gas burns cleaner than coal , making it an increasingly popular fuel for power plants .
Ken Medlock , a research fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University , says that the US will continue to use natural gas for electric power generation .
Natural gas burns cleaner than coal , making natural gas an increasingly popular fuel for power plants .
Ken Medlock , a research fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University , says that the US will continue to use natural gas for electric power generation .