02372nam 2200469 450 991082393570332120230117102243.00-8229-8777-5(CKB)4100000011714809(OCoLC)1230389158(MdBmJHUP)muse85284(MiAaPQ)EBC28368947(Au-PeEL)EBL28368947(OCoLC)1236264221(EXLCZ)99410000001171480920230117d2020 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe extraction state a history of natural gas in America /Charles Blanchard1st ed.Pittsburgh, Pa. :University of Pittsburgh Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (1 online resource)0-8229-4636-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The history of the United States of America is also the history of the energy sector. Natural gas provides the fuel that allows us to heat our homes in winter and cool them in summer with the touch of a button or turn of a dial--when the industry runs smoothly. From the oil crisis of the 1970s to the fall of Enron and the California electricity crisis at the turn of the century to contemporary issues of hydraulic fracking, poorly conceived government policies have sometimes left us shivering, stranded, or with significantly lighter wallets. In this expansive narrative, Charles Blanchard traces the rise of natural gas and the regulatory missteps that nearly ruined the market. Beginning in the 1880s, 'The Extraction State' explains how the New Deal regulatory compact came together in the 1920s, even before the Great Depression, and how it fell apart in the 1970s. From there, the book dissects the policies that affect us today, and explores where we might be headed in the near future.Gas industryUnited StatesHistoryNatural gasUnited StatesGas industryHistory.Natural gas338.272850973Blanchard Charles1273715MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823935703321The extraction state4118430UNINA