On the last day of December 2013, former U.S. Department of Labor chief economist Diana Furchgott-Roth outlined 10 economic opportunities the nation had missed during the previous year. For example, by not tapering quantitative easing, pursuing reasonable pension reform or approving t

Transporting natural gas can be costly and impractical, so liquefaction terminals cool it into liquid natural gas (LNG) that can be shipped and stored more efficiently because it takes up to 600 times less space. The proliferation of shale products has decreased our LNG imports and mo

Today’s shale revolution goes well beyond an increased supply of energy at home. Granted, the energy changes taking place in the US have not necessarily been good news for the “petro-states.” Nations that rely on petroleum production to support their economies are never happy to see a