[ExI] Shale as a renewed source of energy

[Stathis Papaioannou]

2009/12/4 Max More <max at maxmore.com>:
> I haven't looked into shale in years, so I'm posting this link with an
> invitation to comment. The piece makes it sound promising as a medium-term
> energy source.
>
> Is shale an answer to the energy question?
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34253199/ns/business-oil_and_energy/
>
> Excerpt:
> "The United States is sitting on over 100 years of gas supply at the current
> rates of consumption," he said. Because natural gas emits half the
> greenhouse gases of coal, he added, that "provides the United States with a
> unique opportunity to address concerns about energy security and climate
> change."
>
> Recoverable U.S. gas reserves could now be bigger than the immense gas
> reserves of Russia, some experts say.

In addition to shale gas there is coal seam gas and the possibility
(economic at higher oil prices) of converting coal to gas.


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Stathis Papaioannou