News tagged with gas resources
EPA report on WY water doesn't end fracking debate
(AP) -- A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft finding that it may have detected groundwater pollution resulting from a controversial technique that plays a huge role in modern oil and gas developmen ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Ocean cacophony a torment for sea mammals
With the constant churn of freighter propellers, the percussive thump of oil and gas exploration and the underwater din of military testing, ocean noise levels have become unbearable for some sea mammals.
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Research indicates China's demand for oil will equal US demand by 2040
Despite aggressive demand-management policies announced in recent years, China's oil use could easily reach levels comparable to today's U.S. levels by 2040, according to a new energy study by the Baker Institute.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Himalayan nations agree on climate adaptation plan
(AP) -- Four Himalayan nations facing the threat of weather changes have agreed to collaborate on ways to adapt to climate change after a two-day summit in Bhutan.
Nov 20, 2011 |
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China faces hurdles to developing shale gas
Energy-hungry China is tapping its vast shale gas reserves to reduce its reliance on dirty coal and imports, but experts warn its lack of technical expertise and scarce water supplies pose challenges.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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New US offshore oil leasing plan includes Arctic
The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Hybrid construction vehicle emissions to be analyzed
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside's Center for Environmental Research and Technology have received a $2 million contract for a first-of-its-kind study of hybrid construction vehicles.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Hydrogen fluoride may be the major cause of coal burning endemic fluorosis
Professor Handong Liangfrom State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology Beijing and his group demonstrate that hydrogen fluoride is the prior releasing form of fluorine ...
Oct 01, 2011 |
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Marcellus gas not hurting or helping municipal finances
While being credited by many as a major new economic engine for Pennsylvania, Marcellus shale gas-development so far may not be having much of an effect on the finances of local municipalities, according to a study by two ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Ethane levels yield information about changes in greenhouse gas emissions
Recent data from NSF-funded research in both Greenland and Antarctica demonstrate that fossil-fuel related emissions of both methane and ethane, two of the most abundant hydrocarbons in the atmosphere, declined ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Bringing carbon capture to a rock near you
For coal-rich countries like the United States, the concept of "clean coal" is too intriguing to ignore. With the implementation of carbon capture and sequestration, America's most abundant energy resource ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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US shale gas weakening Russian, Iranian petro-power, study finds
Rising U.S. natural gas production from shale formations has already played a critical role in weakening Russia's ability to wield an "energy weapon" over its European customers, and this trend will accelerate in the coming ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Amid US gas boom, split over environment risks
The United States is seeing a natural gas boom thanks to discoveries of abundant shale gas, and at the same time a groundswell of opposition from critics who say the environmental risks from drilling are too ...
Jun 26, 2011 |
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Judge won't guard fish farm from Grand Coulee flow
(AP) -- A federal judge on Friday refused to order a cut in flows from the Grand Coulee Dam that threaten millions of fish raised in pens downstream in the Columbia River.
May 28, 2011 |
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USGS economic analysis updated for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
The U.S. Geological Survey assessment on the economic recoverability of undiscovered, conventional oil and gas resources within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) and adjacent state waters is now available.
May 04, 2011 |
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