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Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking – Feb 20

February 20, 2013

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Reports: Shale Gas Bubble Looms, Aided by Wall Street

Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog

Image RemovedReports: Shale Gas Bubble Looms, Aided by Wall Street (via Desmogblog)

Two long-awaited reports were published today at ShaleBubble.org by the Post Carbon Institute (PCI) and the Energy Policy Forum (EPF). Together, the reports conclude that the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") boom could lead to a "bubble burst" akin to the housing bubble burst of 2008. While…


Tags: climate change, Fracking, Natural Gas, Oil, Shale gas, tight oil

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