This article got lost in the Christmas rush until now. I was reminded of it by a line in the State of the Union speech which raised both right and left eyebrows.
And by the way, it was public research dollars, over the course of 30 years, that helped develop the technologies to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock –- reminding us that government support is critical in helping businesses get new energy ideas off the ground. (Applause.)
Now, what’s true for natural gas is just as true for clean energy….Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled, and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.
The original report by the Breakthrough Institute is fascinating in describing the history, geology and money surrounding the development of shale by those present at the creation of modern fracking.






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