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The Shale Gas Revolution: U.S. and EU Policy and Research Agendas
Author(s) -
Boersma Tim,
Johnson Corey
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2012.00575.x
Subject(s) - shale gas , hydraulic fracturing , natural gas , european union , oil shale , natural resource , political science , resource (disambiguation) , natural resource economics , business , petroleum engineering , economics , international trade , geology , engineering , law , waste management , computer network , computer science
The “shale gas revolution” raises a host of questions for policy makers and researchers on both sides of the Atlantic. We provide a brief overview of the regulatory environment as it relates to hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the United States and the European Union. We then pose a set of open questions, which we believe should shape policy and research agendas surrounding shale gas wherever the development of this resource is being pursued or considered.