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Shale-gas supplies over-hyped, report says
2013-03-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gazette-Mail: The potential for natural gas from shale formations to fuel the nation's energy future is greatly over-hyped by the industry and its political supporters, according to a recent report that says wells are playing out faster than has been projected. Geologist David Hughes says in the report that "the geological and environmental realities" of the ongoing boom in shale gas and shale or "tight" oil "deserve a closer look" by political leaders and the public. "The projections by pundits and some...
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