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03856aam a2200541 i 4500 001 A8277562214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 120611s2012 ncuab b 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2012941607 020 $a 9781934831106 020 $a 1934831107 035 $a (OCoLC)808960830 040 $a KSG $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d KSG $d IXA $d NZ1 $d YDXCP $d IOH $d CNCEN $d WKM $d BEDGE $d NDS $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD9581.2.S53 $b R36 2012 082 04 $a 333.8233 $2 23 100 1 $a Rao, Vikram. 245 10 $a Shale gas : $b the promise and the peril / $c by Vikram Rao. 264 1 $a Research Triangle Park, NC : $b RTI Press, $c [2012] 300 $a xiii, 183 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179). 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a 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. 650 0 $a Shale gas industry $z United States. 650 0 $a Shale gas $x Environmental aspects. 650 0 $a Hydraulic fracturing. 650 0 $a Energy policy $z United States. 650 6 $a Gaz de schiste $x Industrie $z EÌtats-Unis. 650 6 $a Gaz de schiste $x Aspect de l'environnement. 650 6 $a Fracturation hydraulique. 650 6 $a Politique eÌnergeÌtique $z EÌtats-Unis. 650 7 $a Gaz naturel. $2 eclas 650 7 $a Huile de schiste. $2 eclas 650 7 $a Politique eÌnergeÌtique. $2 eclas 650 7 $a Effets sur l'environnement. $2 eclas 650 7 $a Energy policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00910200 650 7 $a Hydraulic fracturing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00964643 650 7 $a Shale gas industry. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01895367 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 0 $a Shale gas industry. 650 0 $a Shale gas $x Environmental aspects. 650 0 $a Energy policy. 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718091156.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A8277562214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search