@article{471143,
      recid = {471143},
      author = {Zuckerman, Gregory,},
      title = {The frackers : the outrageous inside story of the new  billionaire wildcatters /},
      pages = {ix, 404 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :},
      abstract = {"The riveting, untold story of the men who are  transforming global energy. In five years, the United  States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas  production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new  drilling process called fracking has made us the world's  fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia  by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous  book has shown how the revolution really happened. The  Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of  ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule  of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive,  long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed  the world-and made astonishing fortunes in the process.  Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to  men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill  for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much  oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and  Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a  misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now  using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education,  politics, sports, and other fields, much like the  Rockefellers and Gettys before them. He also explores the  debate over the environmental risks of fracking, and  whether those risks are worth it for the United States to  achieve energy independence and for the rest of the world  to follow"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/471143},
}