[Peakoil-announce] from the Post Carbon Institute

[Jenny Goldie]

A Dose of Truth Serum

Today, we release a critical new book: SNAKE OIL: How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future. Written by PCI Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg, SNAKE OIL casts a critical eye not only on the environmental impacts of new oil and gas production but also on the industry hype that has hijacked America's energy conversation.

  "SNAKE OIL exposes the unsustainable economics behind the so-called fracking boom, giving the lie to industry claims that natural gas will bring great economic benefits and long-term energy security to the United States. In clear, hard-hitting language, Heinberg reveals that communities where fracking has taken place are actually being hurt economically. For those who want to know the truth about why natural gas is a gangplank, not a bridge, Snake Oil is a must-read."

  -- Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club and author of Coming Clean