The green and the black : the complete story of the shale revolution, the fight over fracking, and the future of energy / Gary Sernovitz.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250080660
- ISBN: 1250080665
- Physical Description: viii, 280 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [244]-264) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The industrial perspective. Robbing the mint ; Peakers, bunkers, imports, and yurts ; Shalemania and science experiments ; How the oil business reversed gravity -- The local perspective. Fox in the frackhouse ; When fracking doesn't mean fracking anymore -- The financial perspective. The two trillion-dollar revolution ; The Internet of oil ; Guar and lease, or, Another side of disruption -- The global perspective. When Rachel Carson meets Al Gore ; Onto all of the above -- The National perspective. Renaissance after Renaissance? ; And the land of the free. |
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Subject: | Hydraulic fracturing > Environmental aspects > United States. Hydraulic fracturing > Political aspects > United States. Energy policy > United States. Gas industry > United States. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | TD 195 .G3 Ser (Text) | 36970100007980 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A prototypical New York liberal and managing director at an oil- and gas-focused private equity firm explains the reality of fracking and Americaâs shale revolution and how it can be made safer, how the oil business works and how we can harness the benefits of the resources we have. - Baker & Taylor
Explains the reality of fracking and Americas shale revolution and how it can be made safer, how the oil business works, and how people can harness the benefits of the resources available. - McMillan Palgrave
Gary Sernovitz leads a double life. A typical New York liberal, he is also an oilman - a fact his left-leaning friends let slide until the word "fracking" entered popular parlance. "How can you frack?" they suddenly demanded, aghast. But for Sernovitz, the real question is, "What happens if we don't?"
Fracking has become a four-letter word to environmentalists. But most people don't know what it means. In his fast-paced, funny, and lively book, Sernovitz explains the reality of fracking: what it is, how it can be made safer, and how the oil business works.
He also tells the bigger story. Fracking was just one part of a shale revolution that shocked our assumptions about fueling America's future. The revolution has transformed the world with consequences for the oil industry, investors, environmentalists, political leaders, and anyone who lives in areas shaped by the shales, uses fossil fuels, or cares about the climate - in short, everyone. Thanks to American engineers' oilfield innovations, the United States is leading the world in reducing carbon emissions, has sparked a potential manufacturing renaissance, and may soon eliminate its dependence on foreign energy. Once again the largest oil and gas producer in the world, America has altered its balance of power with Russia and the Middle East.
Yet the shale revolution has also caused local disruptions and pollution. It has prolonged the world's use of fossil fuels. Is there any way to reconcile the costs with the benefits of fracking?
To do so, we must start by understanding fracking and the shale revolution in their totality. The Green and the Black bridges the gap in America's energy education. With an insider's firsthand knowledge and unprecedented clarity, Sernovitz introduces readers to the shales - a history-upturning "Internet of oil" - tells the stories of the shale revolution's essential characters, and addresses all the central controversies. To capture the economic, political, and environmental prizes, we need to adopt a balanced, informed perspective. We need to take the green with the black. Where we go from there is up to us. - McMillan Palgrave
In the tradition of Yergin's The Prize, a comprehensive, category-killing look at America's shale revolution and fracking's effect on communities, industry, and the war on climate change.