6 Quotes & Sayings By Russell Gold

Russell Gold is senior editor at The Washington Post, where he oversees the paper's coverage of business, technology and the economy. He has covered the tech industry for more than two decades for publications including Fortune, Wired, and Business 2.0. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and other publications. He is a frequent speaker on business issues at venues around the country Read more

Gold is the author of four books, including "The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution" (2014) about how the shale-oil boom is changing the energy landscape of America.

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I don't fear fracking. I fear carbon Russell Gold
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Take the time to get it right. There'll be gas tomorrow night Russell Gold
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Fracking is different. The risks of any single well are tiny compared to a nuclear power plant. But several hundred wells? Several thousand? Russell Gold
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Fracking ensures that the age of oil-and it's princely hydrocarbon cousin, the natural gas molecule-will not end because we have run out of fossil fuels. But it may end because burning these wonderful fuels puts the planet farther down a path we don't want to head down Russell Gold
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We are fossil fuel addicts. What happens when drug addicts detox? They can be rash, cranky, even psychotic and dangerous. It would be good for the environment if the entire economy abruptly quit fossil fuels, but that's not realistic. I wouldn't want to be around if it ever happened. Perhaps it's best to think of natural gas like methadone. It's a way for an energy addicted society to get off dirtier fuels and smooth out the detox bumps. Russell Gold