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Simon & Schuster
April 2014
On Sale: April 8, 2014
ISBN: 1451692285
EAN: 9781451692280
Kindle: B00DPM7YRM
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Non-Fiction
An award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist
offers an insightful, no-holds-barred exploration of today’s
most controversial yet promising new energy technology:
fracking. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process of
injecting fluid into the ground at extremely high pressure
in order to fracture shale rocks and release the oil and
natural gas inside. It has been the subject of three major
films, countless news articles, and has become a hotly
contested topic both for its environmental impact and its
positive effect on the economy and job creation. In Frackistan, Russell Gold examines both sides of the
arguments and illuminates the truth of this frequently
misunderstood technology. It is a thrilling journey filled
with memorable and colorful characters: a green-minded Texas
oilman who created the first modern frack; an Oklahoman
natural gas empire–builder who gave the world an enormous
new supply of energy but was brought down by his own
success; and a cast of many. Gold melds his natural gift for
engaging, in-depth storytelling and reportage with his
insight into the energy industry to bring to life the
fascinating history of how this major new source is changing
the way we use energy. Frackistan is not simply the story of fracking: It is the
compelling and thought-provoking story of the modern global
economy and how the United States—and the world—have been
forever changed.
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