Shale Gas : The Promise and the Peril.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rao, Vikram.

Series:

RTI Press Publication

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages)

Other Title:

Shale gas

Place of Publication:

Research Triangle Park, NC RTI Press/RTI International 2012

Research Triangle Park, NC : RTI International / RTI Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Shale 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.

Notes:

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OCLC:

1105805786

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.