Managing the Risks of Shale Gas: Key Findings and Further Research

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May 1, 2013

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Shimon Anisfeld, Ziyan Chu, Hal Gordon, Madeline Gottlieb, Alan Krupnick, Lucija Muehlenbachs, Sheila M. Olmstead, Nathan Richardson, James Saiers, Jhih-Shyang Shih, Juha V. Siikamäki, Elisheba Spiller, Chris Timmins, and Hannah Wiseman

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Shimon Anisfeld

Ziyan (Jessica) Chu

Research Associate

Ziyan (Jessica) Chu

Hal Gordon

Madeline Gottlieb

Alan Krupnick

Senior Fellow; Director, Industry and Fuels Program

Alan Krupnick is a senior fellow at RFF.

Lucija Anna Muehlenbachs

University Fellow

Lucija Muehlenbachs is a University Fellow at RFF. She researches economic and environmental implications from fossil fuel production and consumption.

Sheila M. Olmstead

University Fellow

Sheila Olmstead is a university fellow at RFF. Her recent research projects focus on adaptation to the water resource implications of climate change, economic valuation of reductions in nutrient pollution in urban coastal areas, and more.

Nathan Richardson

University Fellow

Nathan Richardson is an attorney and university fellow at RFF, where he specializes in environmental law and economics.

James Saiers

Jhih-Shyang Shih

Fellow

Jhih-Shyang Shih is a fellow at RFF. His research interests lie in integrated system analysis of environmental and resource policy and decisionmaking.

Juha Siikamäki

Chief Economist, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Juha Siikamäki

Elisheba Spiller

Chris Timmins

Hannah Wiseman

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