Shale Gas
Subtitle: The Promise and the Peril
Publisher: RTI International / RTI Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781934831106
Subjects: Energy policy; Natural gas; Gas industry; Industries, environmental aspects
Description: 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.