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May 1, 2012

The American Energy Boom, Seen From Abroad

Michael Levi, Council on Foreign Relations


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Perhaps my visit to Vienna last week has left me with too much Freud on the mind. But, as I talk to more people about the consequences of the U.S. oil and gas boom, I can’t help but conclude that we don’t need economists or geologists to help us figure what’s going on – we need a team of psychoanalysts.

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TAGGED: energy independence, natural gas

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