Shale Gas : : The Promise and the Peril.
Shale gas has the potential to transform the U.S. energy-based economy in the electricity, transportation, and chemical sectors. U.S. success can be expected to translate to Europe and other parts of the world. Shale gas production is uniquely enabled by hydraulic fracturing, a technique that has co...
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| Superior document: | RTI Press Publication |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Research Triangle Park, NC : : RTI International / RTI Press,, 2012. ©2012. |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | RTI Press Publication
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (182 pages) |
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| Other title: | Shale gas |
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| Summary: | Shale gas has the potential to transform the U.S. energy-based economy in the electricity, transportation, and chemical sectors. U.S. success can be expected to translate to Europe and other parts of the world. Shale gas production is uniquely enabled by hydraulic fracturing, a technique that has come under heavy scrutiny for its potential to cause environmental damage. In this book, Vikram Rao addresses the issues surrounding shale gas. The book is intended to inform both sides of the fracturing debate, where currently rhetoric is overtaking understanding. Tailored for a non-technical audience -- with technical chemistry and geology information in sidebars -- the book culminates in suggestions for research and guidance for policymaking. |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |