Water Grants for Gas Shale Research Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:51 PM PDT The United States Department of Energy funded nine natural gas from shale projects. Most of them are intended to improve the management of hydraulic fracturing water at shale drilling sites or waste water treatment sites. |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:23 PM PDT Here’s where you can get a variety of free printable graph papers in easy to use .pdf files. Grid paper, axis paper, isometric paper, ternary paper, polar paper and more. |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:50 PM PDT “Norway has a highly-developed oil and natural gas sector. Norway’s oil production peaked in 2001 at 3.42 million barrels per day (bbl/d) and has been steadily declining since, reaching 2.47 million bbl/d in 2008. Natural gas production, on the other hand, has been steadily increasing since 1993, reaching 3.5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2008. [...] |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:42 PM PDT The fuels being used for the generation of electricity are changing over time. A new chart from the Energy Information Admisitration shows that the use of natural gas is rising slightly and the use of petroleum liquids is decreasing. |
| No Mass Extinctions from Comets Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:25 PM PDT It is difficult to know for sure what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, or other large groups of species, in the history of our planet. While an asteroid could be the culprit in the dinosaurs’ case, astronomers from the University of Washington think that comets were probably not responsible for any mass extinction. |
| Did Early Farmers Cue Global Warming? Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:21 PM PDT Farmers who lived thousands of years ago probably used slash-and-burn methods to clear large amounts of land for crops. There is a possibility that this may have contributed to the start of global warming. |
| United States Uranium Production Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:20 PM PDT The annual production of uranium concentrates in the United States reached a low during 2003, then began rising again, but has declined during the current economic downtrend. You can get quarterly data from the Energy Information Administration. |
| Hurricane Bill’s Path is West of Bermuda Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:04 PM PDT The current projected path of Hurricane Bill is to the west of Bermuda. Bill is currently a Category 3 hurricane and Bermuda is under a tropical storm warning. |
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