The fracking truth
Subtitle: America's energy revolution : the inside, untold story
By: Chris Faulkner
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Platform Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780985070373
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Hydraulic fracturing; Petroleum industry and trade; Oil wells; Gas wells; Energy policy; Energy consumption; Environmental aspects
Other titles: America's energy revolution :
Description: "The revolution has already begun. The fracking revolution, that is. The Fracking Truth is a primer on America's ongoing energy revolution, but it's also a call to action. The oil and gas industry has failed itself and failed the American public by doing a poor job of educating the public on fracking and related technologies that have created the American energy revolution. Readers will learn about the myths and the truths of the controversial practice of fracking, how the United States is benefiting from the fracking boom, and how fracking can actually help the US and the world achieve climate change goals. The Fracking Truth seeks to bridge the information gap between public perception and an industry that fuels our daily lives, our national economy, and our future. After years of economic devastation and turmoil, the energy boom driven by fracking gives us a second chance at security, prosperity, and global leadership. Let's hope we get it right."--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. America's energy challenges. America's energy traditions; title: America's new energy challenges in a global context; title: Peak oil & Chicken Little; title: Access issues; title: Efficiency : low-hanging fruit?; title: Biofuels : from food to fuel; title: Renewables : always tomorrow; title: Nuclear : promise unfulfilled; title: Coal : losing favor fast; title: 2. America's oil & gas bounty. More oil & gas than we'll ever use; title: Methane hydrates : fire ice; title: Reserves growth : a humble, unsung hero; title: America's big endowment; title: Shale/tight oil & gas : the game-changer; title: What its hydrocarbon bounty means for America; title: 3. Fracking : what it is, and isn't. Fracking is NOT...; title: Horizontal drilling : the other key; title: Fracking : what it is, how it works; title: Frack design; title: Fracking : the process; title: 4. Fracking : busting the myths. Energy boom's unexpected parentage; title: The fracking environmentalist; title: Hollywood and the misinformation machine; title: About those flaming faucets; title: Government's role; title: What's in that stuff?; title: Trade secrets versus transparency; title: 5. Come the revolution : America. Bonanza or bust?; title: Rebuilding reserves; title: Growing production; title: Natural gas : shale bonanza; title: The LNG 180 [degree]; title: The boom's economic benefits; title: The shale bubble?; title: 6. Come the revolution : the rest of the world. A world hungry for oil and gas; title: Global shale resources; title: China's energy dilemma; title: Poland's energy aspirations; title: UK : Eurofracking's bright spot; title: Fracking : countermove to Russian energy?; title: 2040 : US still number one for shale; title: 7. Climate change : a game changer? Is climate change real (and does it matter)?; title: Fracking : not the enemy on climate change; title: 8. The end game. Precautionary principles : for humans too; title: The environmental threats we know; title: A final word.