#260 \u2014 Independent petroleum geologist Arthur Berman says of the shale oil and shale gas scene: \u201cWhat we\u2019re reading in the newspapers everyday is completely distorted. It couldn\u2019t be more wrong and delusional.\u201d JHK and Art delve into the finer points of the so-called shale oil miracle. Can anybody actually make any money in it? What are the long-term prospects? How are they raising capital to do it? We explore some deep, dark corners of this largely misunderstood phenomenon and its relation to the wishful thinking economy of our time.
\nThe KunstlerCast music is \u201cAdam and Ali\u2019s Waltz\u201d from the recording Waiting to Fly by Mike and Ali Vass.