By Lauren Bennitt,
posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011.
On Monday, Daniel Yergin, chairman of IHS CERA and author of
"The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern
World," published an editorial on American energy security in the
Wall Street Journal.
The Pulitzer Prize winning Yergin, who has been
dubbed "America's most influential energy pundit"
by the New York Times, says that "rising tensions" with our global
energy suppliers have "raised the stakes" for the development of
America's own oil and gas resources. The good news? Thanks to
newfound discoveries of shale gas, and technology to safely and
affordably access it, we can avoid upwards of $100 billion a year
in gas imports, reinvesting that money into American energy
production and American jobs. For the full article, click here.