Using the same data as Energy Department forecasters, David Hughes (the analyst who accurately predicted the 90% downgrade of California’s Monterey Shale) debunks their overly optimistic forecasts for shale development – the same forecasts local, state & national government use to guide economic/energy policy and planning.
Recorded 9 December 2014.
DRILLING DEEPER KEY TALKING POINTS
Presenters
- David Hughes: Report author, Fellow at Post Carbon Institute
- Asher Miller: Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute
- Steve Horn: Research Fellow at DeSmogBlog
- Deborah Nardone: Campaign Director, Sierra Club Beyond Natural Gas Campaign
- David Braun: Co-founder, Americans Against Fracking
- Moderated by Alan Septoff, Strategic Communications Director at Earthworks
Hosted by: Stop the Frack Attack and Americans Against Fracking. Co-sponsored by: Post Carbon Institute, EARTHWORKS, The Sierra Club, Food & Water Watch, Clean Water Action, Fractivist, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Environmental Working Group and Energy Policy Forum.