RedStatehttps://redstate.com/vladimir/2011/06/28/the-new-york-times-says-shale-gas-is-a-giant-ponzi-scheme-erm-no/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 08:16:38 -0400The New York Times Says Shale Gas is a Giant Ponzi Scheme. Erm, No.<![CDATA[The New York Times really hates natural gas. Just in the last year, the Times has run scaremongering articles on the dangers of hydrofracking and Gasland-inspired tales of groundwater contamination in the &#8220;shale plays&#8221;, the unconventional sources of natural gas that have redefined domestic gas supply withing the last decade. On Sunday, the paper drifted into unfamiliar and inhospitable territory: petroleum economics.]]>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:59:36 -0400<![CDATA[Steve Maley]]>https://redstate.com/vladimir/2011/06/28/the-new-york-times-says-shale-gas-is-a-giant-ponzi-scheme-erm-no-n39504