There is an interesting article at National Geographic titled Can Natural Gas Be a Bridge to Clean Energy?.

That eminent magazine is promoting the article and wants people to help answer the question it poses; here is a copy of the Tweet that provided me the initial link.

When I followed the link, I could not help but be amused by the way the page appeared when I landed there. Surprise, surprise, Google Ad words saw fit to decorate the page with a frequently served Shell ad – part of the super major oil and gas company’s Let’s Go campaign.

Here is a window capture:

Any guesses on how Shell would answer the article’s headline question?

I understand how Google Ad Words work and realize that your experience might be different, but I just had to share the image with you. Now I’ll go back and finish reading the article.



Update: I’m back. The article was a lot shorter than I expected. It was mainly an introduction to the following poll question:

National Geographic Poll:

Can natural gas be a bridge to clean energy?

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