LEADER 02992nam 22004213 450 001 9910346800203321 005 20220207155336.0 035 $a(CKB)4920000000095586 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6824326 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6824326 035 $a(OCoLC)1105805786 035 $a(EXLCZ)994920000000095586 100 $a20220207d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aShale Gas $eThe Promise and the Peril 210 1$aResearch Triangle Park, NC :$cRTI International / RTI Press,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012. 215 $a1 online resource (182 pages) 225 1 $aRTI Press Publication 311 $a1-934831-10-7 327 $aShale gas basics -- So, where did all this gas come from suddenly? -- The oil plateau and the precipice beyond -- Gas will remain cheap and displace coal -- What a difference a hundred million years makes -- Environmental issues -- Beyond gasland -- Preventing contamination of surface and groundwater -- Zero fresh water usage -- Is natural gas indeed worse for the environment than coal? -- Earthquakes: Should we be concerned? -- Economics of production and use -- Is shale gas production indeed a giant Ponzi scheme? -- Chemical industry prodigals can return -- The ethane dilemma -- The Alaska pipeline is dead; long live the Alaska pipeline -- Transport liquids from gas: Economical now -- Natural gas vehicles: A step in the right direction -- Advantage methanol -- Informing on policy -- Turning the Pennsylvania two-(mis)step into a waltz -- Will cheap natural gas hurt renewables? -- Kicking shale into the eyes of the Russian bear -- Shale gas and U.S. national security -- Sustainable development: A double bottom line, plus afterthought -- Flex-fuel fairy tale -- Next steps -- Research directions -- Policy directions. 330 $aShale gas has the potential to transform the U.S. energy-based economy in the electricity, transportation, and chemical sectors. U.S. success can be expected to translate to Europe and other parts of the world. Shale gas production is uniquely enabled by hydraulic fracturing, a technique that has come under heavy scrutiny for its potential to cause environmental damage. In this book, Vikram Rao addresses the issues surrounding shale gas. The book is intended to inform both sides of the fracturing debate, where currently rhetoric is overtaking understanding. Tailored for a non-technical audience -- with technical chemistry and geology information in sidebars -- the book culminates in suggestions for research and guidance for policymaking. 410 0$aRTI Press Publication 517 $aShale gas 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a333.8233 700 $aRao$b Vikram$0968919 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910346800203321 996 $aShale Gas$92586066 997 $aUNINA