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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the early 1980s, nearly everyone in the oil and gas industry believed producing natural gas from shale was a waste of time and money. George Mitchell disagreed. For 17 years, he poured hundreds of millions of dollars into an idea that even his own executives wanted to abandon, convinced it would secure America's energy future.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel Yergin, author of The New Map, joins Dan Steward, Kent Bowker, and others to tell the remarkable story of George Mitchell's persistence and the shale revolution it unleashed.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the early 1980s, nearly everyone in the oil and gas industry believed producing natural gas from shale was a waste of time and money. George Mitchell disagreed. For 17 years, he poured hundreds of millions of dollars into an idea that even his own executives wanted to abandon, convinced it would secure America's energy future. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel Yergin, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F1594206430%3Flv%3Dshuf%26channelId%3D500%26plpRedirect%3DmhFallback&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C145be7708776470fef4d08dee6922217%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639201712489791538%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bnNCZJj9mkeepV4cnIrbRfKhQgXUm6IaQHn1ZFtclqk%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6">The New Map</a>, joins Dan Steward, Kent Bowker, and others to tell the remarkable story of George Mitchell's persistence and the shale revolution it unleashed.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

George Mitchell and the 17-Year Gamble That Changed America Forever

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