US shale needs better-not necessarily more-regulation.

摘要

According to a report from Harvard Univ. Business School (HBS) and Boston Consulting Group, (BCG), shale oil and gas represent a tremendous opportunity for the US economy, but it is being jeopardized by "unproductive, divisive, and often misinformed debate about our energy strategy." The report, which was overseen by Harvard business professor Michael Porter and BCG Partner and Managing Director David Gee, argued that low oil prices are not a problem for US shale in the long-term, but growing political and popular opposition to the use of the reserves is.