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The Boom
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The Boom

How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World

Wall Street Journal Books, 2014 plus...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Eye Opening
  • Background

Recommendation

The saga of how hydraulic fracking changed US energy production features charismatic wildcatters and the science and history of oil and gas exploration. Masterful reporter Russell Gold’s narrative, for good or ill, gets somewhat flooded in minute – though fascinating – details of the history of oil fields, specific wells, exacting particulars about gas and oil exploration tools and materials, and personal anecdotes about meetings with industry honchos and engineers. Gold writes so smoothly, the river of information will carry you along. getAbstract recommends his thorough, professional overview to people interested in fracking and its impact on the energy industry and the environment – as long as they’re capable of patient fascination.

Take-Aways

  • Almost all of the 100 wells drilled daily in the United States utilize fracking.
  • Each day, the US consumes one in five of the 90 million barrels of oil used globally.
  • Between 2010 and 2012, the fossil-fuel industry and related fields created 169,000 jobs.

About the Author

Russell Gold reports on energy in The Wall Street Journal. His coverage of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill earned a Gerald Loeb Award and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.


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    Ð. Ð. 9 years ago
    You can be translated into Russian ?
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      9 years ago
      Уважаемый читатель,
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      Мы будем Вам признательны, если Вы поделитесь с нами своими идеями о том, что включить в нашу русскую библиотеку, на специальной странице "Предложите книгу".

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