Shale Gas
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Winners and Losers in the Shale Gas Boom
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Society is accruing a large economic benefit from the shale gas boom. While more evidence is needed to calculate the costs of the externalities associated with techniques such as fracking, those costs would need to be very large to justify preventing this new technique.
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Behind Public Opinion: What Makes Hydraulic Fracturing Controversial
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Understanding individual perceptions can help explain public opinion polls about hydraulic fracturing.
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Natural Gas: A Bubble of Expectation?
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Dimiter Kenarov discusses the emerging shale gas industry’s impact on residents in surrounding communities, particularly in Poland and Pennsylvania
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Risk or Reward? Assessing the Economic Impact of Fracking
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Authors examine the economic impact of natural gas extraction on local economies.