Natural Gas Glut: Winners and Losers Posted: 25 Aug 2009 10:59 PM PDT The success of the shale gas plays has produced an enormous supply of natural gas in many parts of the world. Which companies will benefit from this and which will not? Jim Jubak explains that the answer depends upon the types of service they provide and their geographic location. |
| Energy Portfolio of the Continental Shelf Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:12 PM PDT Liz Birnbaum, head of the U.S. Minerals Management Service, has a goal to promote the development of oil, gas, wave and wind power in the US offshore areas using environmentally responsible methods. |
| Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:32 PM PDT Google Earth can be a great program to use in the classroom for both lecture demonstrations and student investigations. Google has a getting-started page with links to a number of resources. Google maps provide another opportunity for interactive learning. Google maps of impact craters, San Andreas Fault, selected plate boundary |
| Plugging an Oil Leak in the Timor Sea Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:22 PM PDT An oil rig in the Timor Sea, off the coast of Northern Territory and Western Australia, has been leaking oil badly enough to require an emergency clean-up by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. To stop the leak another rig is being towed to the site where it will drill into the well and plug [...] |
| Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:37 PM PDT This video is a mug-shot documentary of Christoph Rehage’s plan to walk from Beijing, China to Bad Nenndorf, Germany – a distance of over 3,000 miles. |
| Hurricanes: The Most Vulnerable Part of a House Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:02 PM PDT CNN reports that 95% of people do not know what part of a house makes it most vulnerable hurricane destruction. It’s the garage door. If it fails, wind enters the garage and can lift off the roof. Check it out in this video. Embedded video from CNN Video |
| Investing in Foreign Oil and Gas Companies Posted: 25 Aug 2009 08:26 AM PDT You might hear about enormous oil and gas discoveries outside of the United States and think that there might be an investment opportunity out there. Jim Jubak cautions that in addition to “geological risk” you will also be facing “political risk” when you invest in some of these companies. He looks at StatoilHydro [...] |
| Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:23 AM PDT The website of Great Basin Minerals has an interesting photo field trip to the Rainbow Ridge Opal mine in Virgin Valley, Nevada. This is a pay-to-prospect mine where they found a lot of nice opal. Related: Types of opals. |
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