shale
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In many ways, this global transformation is the food sector’s version of the U.S. shale revolution: a technology- and policy-driven shock that the rest of the world will have to reckon with.
From Barron's
But then the shale revolution in North America led to a massive reallocation of investment in the 2010s.
From Barron's
Natural gas from shale hastened the demise of coal, and China’s solar manufacturing build-out slashed the cost of panels.
The complex uses shale gas brought in by ship from the United States to produce ethylene, a key ingredient in plastics used in advanced manufacturing and the automotive and aerospace industries.
From BBC
Take the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which energy giants Dominion and Duke proposed in 2014 to transport West Virginian shale gas to the Southeast.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
