January 3, 2013

Shale Gas Won't Change the Game

Gwynne Dyer, Sudbury Star


Huffington Post

Which of the following statements is true? The United States now has a 100-year supply of natural gas, thanks to the miracle of shale gas. By 2017 it will once again be the world's biggest oil producer. By 2035 it will be entirely "energy- independent," and free in particular from its reliance on Middle Eastern oil.

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