Environment, Health, Law, and Economics

U.S. Federal Reports and Studies on Shale Gas

• August 2011: Advance on USGS Report that will cut Marcellus Shale Estimate by 80% (Pittsburgh Tribune)
• August 2011: Shale Gas Production Subcommittee Report to the U.S. Energy Secretary

Washington Post story on this report
iwatch news story on this report
Propublica news story on this report

• April 2011: EPA Report - Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

iwatch news story on this report

Environment and Public Health

• 2011: "Blind Rush? Shale Gas Boom Proceeds Among Human Health Questions," Charles Schmidt, Environmental Health Perspectives, 119:a348-a353.

Economics of Shale Production

• 2011 (news article, Bloomberg): Cheap Shale Gas leads to Growth of U.S. Chemical Industry

Offshoring Natural Gas

• Foreign Investments
• Liquified Natural Gas Exports

Drilling and Property Rights

Drilling and Real Estate Values