Why is everyone suddenly gaga over gas?

Crude oil gets all the headlines, but there’s another fossil fuel that’s had an even more impressive run this year.

Natural gas has surged 55 per cent in 2008, topping the 29-per-cent rise in crude. And it could go higher still, especially if the summer brings scorching temperatures that prompt homeowners to crank up their air conditioners or hurricanes that knock out gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.