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Russell Gold

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Born: In Philly.
Married: Yes.
Kids: Yup.
Facial hair: Changes with the season.
Reads: Modern fiction (generally 1970+) and lots of nonfiction.
Other: Long-suffering Philadelphia sports fan.

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“Fracking is different. The risks of any single well are tiny compared to a nuclear power plant. But several hundred wells? Several thousand?”
― Russell Gold, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
tags: climate-change, environment, fracking, natural-gas, oil, united-states
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“Take the time to get it right. There'll be gas tomorrow night”
― Russell Gold, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
tags: environment, fracking, natural-gas
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“We are fossil fuel addicts. What happens when drug addicts detox? They can be rash, cranky, even psychotic and dangerous. It would be good for the environment if the entire economy abruptly quit fossil fuels, but that's not realistic. I wouldn't want to be around if it ever happened. Perhaps it's best to think of natural gas like methadone. It's a way for an energy addicted society to get off dirtier fuels and smooth out the detox bumps.”
― Russell Gold, The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
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