15.031J | Spring 2012 | Undergraduate

Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies

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Lecture 16: Shale: Opportunities & Challenges

Description: This lecture focuses on hydraulic cracking, or fracking, and its environmental consequences and impact on policy as seen from the perspectives of key stakeholders. Discussion includes a thought experiment about having a shale resource in Massachusetts.

Instructor: Richard Schmalensee

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