The Natural Gas Game
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It's almost impossible to overestimate the importance of fracking to the natural gas industry and the nation. It's also difficult to understate the controversy surrounding the environmental issues. Our special report, "Who's Winning the Natural Gas Game?," addresses both
The Big Picture
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The Math Behind the 100-Year Supply DebateBy: Rob Reuteman, |Special to CNBC.com
President Obama has said the U.S. has a supply of natural gas to last nearly 100 years. But it turns out geologists and other researchers disagree on that supply figure, which has huge implications for America's energy policy.
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Fracking Brings Riches and ReservationsBy: John Moore,|Special to CNBC.com
Amid cries for energy independence, fracking has become crucial to taking advantage of previously untapped resources. Take a closer look at hydraulic fracturing, and why the technology has become so important and controversial.
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Can the Natural Gas Sector Save the US Economy?By: Shelly K. Schwartz, |Special to CNBC.com
Natural gas's real potential for economic impact lies in the vast reservoirs of shale gas that are newly accessible through hydraulic fracturing.
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Should Government Get Involved in the Boom?By: David Serchuk,|Special to CNBC.com
Other countries have invested billions in alternative fuels, from Brazil's government-sponsored soybean-ethanol push to France's headlong expansion of nuclear power after the oil shocks of the 1970s. Should the U.S. do the same?
The Business
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Nat Gas Prices Droop but Capital Spending SurgesBy: Dinah Wisenberg Brin,|Special to CNBC.com
U.S. energy producers' ability to pull natural gas from shale may have contributed to a price-dampening oversupply for now, but it’s also triggering tens of billions of dollars in capital investments.
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Big Players Poised for Big PayoffBy: David Milstead,|Special to CNBC.com
The natural gas industry may be hurting from rock-bottom prices now but if allowed to fully exploit the shale-gas boom, there may be few losers and many winners in the years to come.
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Domestic Critics Slow Potential LNG Export BoomBy: Constance Gustke, |Special to CNBC.com
Heated debate over the impact of liquefied natural gas exports on domestic prices is threatening to derail them at a crucial time for the U.S. industry.
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Groundbreaking Tech Begets a Clean-Up IndustryBy: Trevor Curwin, |Special to CNBC.com
The U.S. natural gas boom has kicked off a gold rush among companies trying to cash in on minimizing the industry’s environmental footprint.
The Economy
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Fracking Would Revive Texas' Energy-Patch GloryBy: Peter Suciu,|Special to CNBC.com
Natural gas has often taken a backseat to crude oil in the Texas energy business, but the advent of fracking shale gas has given it star billing in the Lone Star State — and the nation.
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There’s ongoing concern about potential health risks associated with natural gas fracking. More communities are publicly opposing the drilling activity, while the industry maintains the technology augers needed energy and manufacturing jobs.
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Bounty Could Make or Break Other IndustriesBy: Alec Foege,|Special to CNBC.com
The proliferation of fracking and the likelihood of a long-running, shale-gas boom are destined to make winners and losers out of a lot of industries beyond the energy sector.
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Natural Gas: A Raging Bull in its Battle with CoalBy: Trevor Curwin,|Special to CNBC.com
Environmental issues aside, the economics of natural gas may have already dethroned coal as the nation's key source of electrical power.
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