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CommentsThe New Cold War Over Shale GasPosted by Guest Column on Jul 16, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Why European Shale Is Totally 'Fracked' Almost all European countries have some shale gas deposits. If hydraulic fracturing can be used on a commercial scale in Europe, the price of natural gas there will plummet. It could force Russia to start working for a living and would have radical political repercussions. The challenge facing Gazprom is to convince nations that pay it exorbitant sums of foreign currency to forgo a technology that can save them a lot of money, create local jobs and support their political independence. This time, the mobilizing ideology is not anti-capitalism but environmentalism. Russia’s Mr. Putin has become a great champion of other countries’ environments. Gazprom and Russia pay directly or indirectly, through public-relations firms and environmentalist groups, for the creation of grand coalitions with authentic environmentalist groups.—Aviezer Tucker, The Washington Times, 13 July 2012 More...Post a Comment on: The New Cold War Over Shale GasCommenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: Munching on Mangoes May Cause an Allergy Previous entries comments: When British Police Refuse to Investigate Crimes Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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