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Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Glossary -- Introduction -- I. Shale Gas Basics -- 1. So, Where Did All This Gas Come From Suddenly? -- 2. The Oil Plateau and the Precipice Beyond -- 3. Gas Will Remain Cheap and Displace Coal -- 4. What a Difference a Hundred Million Years Makes -- II. Environmental Issues -- 5. Beyond Gasland -- 6. The Chemicals Disclosure Conundrum -- 7. Preventing Contamination of Surface and Groundwater -- 8. Zero Fresh Water Usage -- 9. Is Natural Gas Indeed Worse for the Environment Than Coal? -- 10. Earthquakes: Should We Be Concerned? -- III. Economics of Production and Use -- 11. Is Shale Gas Production Indeed a Giant Ponzi Scheme? -- 12. The Supporting Actress Is Now the Star? -- 13. Chemical Industry Prodigals Can Return -- 14. The Ethane Dilemma -- 15. The Alaska Pipeline Is Dead -- Long Live the Alaska Pipeline -- 16. Transport Liquids from Gas: Economical Now -- 17. Natural Gas Vehicles: A Step in the Right Direction -- 18. Horses for Courses: Challenging the Orthodoxy in Fuels and Chemicals -- 19. Advantage Methanol -- IV. Informing on Policy -- 20. Turning the Pennsylvania Two-(Mis)Step Into a Waltz -- 21. Will Cheap Natural Gas Hurt Renewables? -- 22. Kicking Shale Into the Eyes of the Russian Bear -- 23. Shale Gas and US National Security -- 24. Sustainable Development: A Double Bottom Line, Plus Afterthought -- 25. Flex-Fuel Fairy Tale -- 25. Displacing Oil -- 27. More Is Better -- V. Next Steps -- 28. A Dead Cow Kicks Up Its Heels -- 29. Researsh Directions -- 30. Policy Directions -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Blank Page -- Blank Page.

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