News tagged with gas resources
New geothermal heat extraction process to deliver clean power generation (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. Scientists at the Department ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 16, 2009 |
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North America automobile sector bottom of 'world sustainability league'
North American car manufacturers have come bottom of the league in the largest ever international study of the global automobile sector's sustainability performance.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 30, 2009 |
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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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Natural gas supplies could be augmented with methane hydrate
Naturally occurring methane hydrate may represent an enormous source of methane, the main component of natural gas, and could ultimately augment conventional natural gas supplies, says a new congressionally mandated report ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Research digs deep into the fracking controversy
The turmoil in oil-producing nations is triggering turmoil at home, as rising oil prices force Americans to pay more at the pump. Meanwhile, there's a growing industry that's promising jobs and access to cheaper ...
Apr 11, 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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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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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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Alternative-energy innovations on display
Climate change is in dispute. Oil and gas are staging a comeback. Republicans are questioning federal funding for energy research as a waste of money in a time of deficits.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Fracking requires a minimum distance of at least 0.6 kilometers from sensitive rock strata
The chances of rogue fractures due to shale gas fracking operations extending beyond 0.6 kilometres from the injection source is a fraction of one percent, according to new research led by Durham University.
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Greenland becomes new promised land for oil firms
Large, untapped oil and gas reserves have been attracting oil firms to Greenland, which hopes the resources will help speed up its independence, but there is unwanted attention from environmentalists.
Apr 05, 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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Clean energy becomes a selling point
As somewhat bewildered Apple shoppers in San Francisco, New York and Toronto learned firsthand this month, Greenpeace has a new enemy: dirty data. To attract attention to its report, "How Clean Is My Cloud?" - which draws ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2012 |
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Natural gas in the Arctic is mostly Russian
(AP) -- Nearly one-third of the natural gas yet to be discovered in the world is north of the Arctic Circle and most of it is in Russian territory, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 29, 2009 |
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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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