Fracks and Frictions

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Jan. 30, 2018

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Media Highlight

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CSIS

"As oil and gas production has continued to grow in the United States over the last decade, the production method – fracking - continues to face misconceptions and heated debate. Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) and Adam Sieminski (CSIS) are joined by Daniel Raimi (Resources for the Future) to discuss fracking, its growth and implications, and Daniel’s recent book, The Fracking Debate: The Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution."

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Daniel Raimi

Fellow; Director, Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative

Daniel Raimi is a fellow and director of the Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative at RFF. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition.

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