FEATURED BOOK

Energy for the 21st Century: Opportunities for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) (2013).  Energy for the 21st Century is a 489 page text authored by Susan L. Sakmar of the University of Houston Law Center & University of San Francisco School of Law, published by Edward Elgar.  The book, which is part of the New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series, provides an excellent overview for those interested in the extraction, globalized market, and environmental and regulatory issues surrounding liquefied natural gas (LNG).  Of particular interest, Chapter 7 discusses the environmental sustainability of LNG while Chapters 10 and 11 discuss the shale gas “revolution” and its impact on prospective LNG markets.

 

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