Shale Oil and Gas : : The Promise and the Peril, Revised and Updated.

Shale Oil and Gas : : The Promise and the Peril, Revised and Updated.

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Superior document:RTI Press Publication
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Rao, Vikram.
Place / Publishing House:Research Triangle Park, NC : : RTI International / RTI Press,, 2015.
Ã2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:2nd ed.
Language:English
Series:RTI Press Publication
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • I. Shale Gas Basics
  • 1. So, Where Did All This Gas Come From Suddenly?
  • 2. The Oil Plateau and the Precipice Beyond
  • 3. Gas Will Remain Cheap and Displace Coal
  • 4. What a Difference a Hundred Million Years Makes
  • II. Environmental Issues
  • 5. Beyond Gasland
  • 6. The Chemicals Disclosure Conundrum
  • 7. Preventing Contamination of Surface and Groundwater
  • 8. Zero Fresh Water Usage
  • 9. Is Natural Gas Indeed Worse for the Environment Than Coal?
  • 10. Earthquakes: Should We Be Concerned?
  • III. Economics of Production and Use
  • 11. Is Shale Gas Production Indeed a Giant Ponzi Scheme?
  • 12. The Supporting Actress Is Now the Star?
  • 13. Chemical Industry Prodigals Can Return
  • 14. The Ethane Dilemma
  • 15. The Alaska Pipeline Is Dead
  • Long Live the Alaska Pipeline
  • 16. Transport Liquids from Gas: Economical Now
  • 17. Natural Gas Vehicles: A Step in the Right Direction
  • 18. Horses for Courses: Challenging the Orthodoxy in Fuels and Chemicals
  • 19. Advantage Methanol
  • IV. Informing on Policy
  • 20. Turning the Pennsylvania Two-(Mis)Step Into a Waltz
  • 21. Will Cheap Natural Gas Hurt Renewables?
  • 22. Kicking Shale Into the Eyes of the Russian Bear
  • 23. Shale Gas and US National Security
  • 24. Sustainable Development: A Double Bottom Line, Plus Afterthought
  • 25. Flex-Fuel Fairy Tale
  • 25. Displacing Oil
  • 27. More Is Better
  • V. Next Steps
  • 28. A Dead Cow Kicks Up Its Heels
  • 29. Researsh Directions
  • 30. Policy Directions
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Blank Page
  • Blank Page.

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