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February 11, 2013

Slate Throws Brakes on Shale Gravy Train

W.R. Mead, The American Interest


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An article in Slate is throwing the brakes on the shale train. University of Chicago Professor Raymond T. Pierrehumbert is critical of bullish predictions of America’s bright energy future. . .

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TAGGED: energy investment, shale oil, shale gas, Slate magazine, The American Interest

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