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Boomtown

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After fears about peak oil, greenhouse gases, and our dependence on Middle Eastern oil, the world of energy has suddenly flipped. Oil and gas production are up, imports and CO2 emissions are down. The shale boom is giving America new confidence———but is it all it's made out to be?
BY MICHAEL E. WEBBER

Part II

The Texas Connection

The shale revolution was Texas-led and Texas-bred. In fact, it's so new that its history is still being written.

Part IV

Rural Revitalization

In many ways the shale revolution has been a useful on-ramp for rural revitalization, which isn't without its tradeoffs.

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