Cold, Hungry and in the Dark
Exploding the Natural Gas Supply Myth
by Bill Powers
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Pub Date May 01 2013 | Archive Date May 02 2014
Description
Conventional wisdom has North America entering a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. But has industry been honest? Cold, Hungry and in the Dark argues that declining productivity combined with increasing demand will trigger a crisis that will cause prices to skyrocket, damage the economy and have a profound impact on the lives of nearly every North American.
Relying on faulty science, bought-and-paid-for-whitepapers masquerading as independent research and "industry consultants", the "Shale Promoters" have vastly overstated the viable supply of shale gas resources for their own financial gain. This startling exposé, written by an industry insider, suggests that the stakes involved in the Enron scandal might seem like lunch money in comparison to the bursting of the natural gas bubble. Exhaustively researched and rigorously documented, Cold, Hungry and in the Dark:
Puts supply-and-demand trends under a microscopeProvides overwhelming evidence of the absurdity of the 100-year supply mythSuggests numerous ways to mitigate the upcoming natural gas price spike.The mainstream media has told us that natural gas will be cheap and plentiful for decades, when nothing could be further from the truth. Forewarned is forearmed. Cold, Hungry and in the Dark is vital reading for anyone concerned about the inevitable economic impact of our uncertain energy future.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
Everyone should be aware
of Bill’s work because it is going to change nearly all current expectations
about energy in the US
if he is correct. --- Jim Rogers,
author of Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets;
Investment Biker; A Bull in China;
Hot Commodities; and Adventure
Capitalist
Bill
Powers has an outstanding ability to see the patterns within a large diverse
set of data. He has made it clear why natural gas in North America will
experience severe supply issues, resulting in much higher prices in the near
future. Highly recommended for investors in the natural gas and energy sector.
--
Harley Kempthorne, P. Eng.
Cold, Hungry and in the Dark is a deep dive into the data on shale gas, and a must-read for anyone involved in energy policy, journalism, or investing. Energy data nerds will love this book. Powers' retelling of the history of natural gas production and policy provides a very useful context for understanding where we are in the progression of gas development, and his careful debunking of the oversold expectations for gas is timely and important. There is no doubt that horizontal drilling and hydrofracking of gas-bearing shales is a triumph of technology that brought us a new abundance of gas in a remarkably short time, but we should heed his warning that it could have a much shorter life than is generally believed. The future of shale gas is uncertain, and this study offers some immensely useful signposts that have been lacking until now. -- Chris Nelder, author of Profit from the Peak and Investing in Renewable Energy,and editor, www.getreallist.com energy blog
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780865717435 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
