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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Paris (SPX) Jun 03, 2011
The tsunami which followed the Japanese earthquake devastated around 300km of coastal cities, towns, farmlands and greenhouses along Japan's Pacific coastline. The wave was reported to have spread up to 10km (six miles) inland and inundated around 500 square kilometers. Not only did the earthquake and tsunami create an estimated 25 million tonnes of rubble, but when the tsunami receded it dragged with it countless quantities of waste in the flooded zone.
Paris (SPX) Jun 03, 2011
 The plume of marine litter will eventually be picked up by the North Pacific Drift. The North Pacific Drift is a continuation of the Kuroshio Current which eventually flows towards the American coastline. Yet to ultimately reach the shore it has to be carried by coastal winds and currents. Map courtesy Robin des Bois. |
Paper argues against conclusion that bacteria consumed Deepwater Horizon methane
Paper argues against conclusion that bacteria consumed Deepwater Horizon methane
Athens, GA (SPX) Jun 03, 2011
A technical comment published in the current (May 27) edition of the journal Science casts doubt on a widely publicized study that concluded that a bacterial bloom in the Gulf of Mexico consumed the methane discharged from the Deepwater Horizon well. The debate has implications for the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem as well as for predictions of the effect of global warming, said marine scientis
A technical comment published in the current (May 27) edition of the journal Science casts doubt on a widely publicized study that concluded that a bacterial bloom in the Gulf of Mexico consumed the methane discharged from the Deepwater Horizon well. The debate has implications for the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem as well as for predictions of the effect of global warming, said marine scientisENERGY: Peak Oil and the Great Recession
ENERGY: Peak Oil and the Great Recession
Tom Whipple, Post Carbon Institute
The year 2008 will be remembered as a major turning point in industrial history, for it was the first year when the world got a taste of the unpredictable price spikes that come from inadequate oil supplies.
The CIA Accurately Predicted How Long World Oil Supplies Would Last—in 1978
The CIA Accurately Predicted How Long World Oil Supplies Would Last—in 1978
William Hicks, The Downward Spiral
In 1978, an analyst for the Rand Corporation produced a report for the CIA predicting how long oil supplies would last--and got it exactly right.
Post Carbon Institute Natural Gas Report Supplements: Public Health, Agriculture, & Transportation
Post Carbon Institute Natural Gas Report Supplements: Public Health, Agriculture, & Transportation
Richard Gilbert, Anthony Perl, Brian Schwartz, Cindy Parker, David Hughes, and Michael Bomford, Post Carbon Institute
The challenges posed by shale gas production have serious implications for the future of agriculture, transportation, and health in the United States. In this collection of articles, PCI Fellows explore what the Hughes Report means for these sectors.
Risky Advice
Risky Advice
Andy Stirling and Alister Scott, Project Syndicate: "Why do we seem to be witnessing an increasing number of nasty technological surprises? Indeed, this year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan and last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have taken their place alongside older problems, such as ozone depletion. We believe that the way in which scientific advice is developed and communicated lies at the heart of the question. Science is increasingly used to support what are essentially public-policy decisions, particularly concerning new and complex technologies."
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Andy Stirling and Alister Scott, Project Syndicate: "Why do we seem to be witnessing an increasing number of nasty technological surprises? Indeed, this year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan and last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have taken their place alongside older problems, such as ozone depletion. We believe that the way in which scientific advice is developed and communicated lies at the heart of the question. Science is increasingly used to support what are essentially public-policy decisions, particularly concerning new and complex technologies."
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Protecting coastlines and generating wave power by reflecting or absorbing 90 per cent of wave energy
Protecting coastlines and generating wave power by reflecting or absorbing 90 per cent of wave energy
Xinhua Hu and colleagues at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, have come up with a way to create shield against water waves that, unlike Enoch and Guenneau's set-up, could also double up as a wave-energy plant. Hu's team proposes using a rectangular array of stationary cylinders fixed to the sea floor in coastal waters. "The resonating cylinder array that we studied can be seen as a type of metamaterial for water waves," Hu claims.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Oil and Gas Research
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| Introduction to Shale Gas Shale gas is the most significant change to the North American energy complex in the last ten years. This course will provide a thorough understanding of the history, the current state of development as well as looking to the future. We will also be examining the key issues surrounding shale gas production such as regulatory, environmental concerns and market implications. At the conclusion of the class, the participant should come away with a thorough understanding of the dynamics in the development of natural gas shale and the implications on not only the North American market but globally as well. Share: | |
| Fundamentals of the Petroleum Industry Training for the entire petroleum complex, from crude production to the refinery down to the pump. You'll understand the complexities of one of the world's most exciting and dynamic industries. Learn about: Crude oil; exploration to production, Refining; the process from basic distillation to complex hydro-cracking. Pipeline Transports and U.S. Spot markets: We'll cover trading in the intermediary markets and the critical role these components play in the downstream infrastructure. Wholesale markets and exchanges: We'll highlight everything from proprietary additives to the exchange agreements between oil suppliers used to keep our nation supplied. Finally we'll dive into the retail landscape and examine the players, trends, brand value, and margins -- all of the pricing components that make up a street price in any given market. Share: |
• Refining 101 (Non-Technical)
• Oil & Gas Demand and Consumption Statistical Tables
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Transparency initiative moves forward in Deauville
Transparency initiative moves forward in Deauville The movement to enforce a higher standard of transparency in the oil and mining sectors gained ground last week during the G8 meetings, when the head of the European Commission said he expected mandatory disclosure laws to be tabled in October. The final declaration from Deauville, where G8 group of industrialised countries concluded meetings on Friday, included a commitment “to setting in place transparency laws and regulations or to promoting voluntary standards that require or encourage oil, gas, and mining companies to disclose the payments they make to governments.” The European Union is moving toward replicating a controversial provision of …
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China calls US culprit in global 'Internet war'
China calls US culprit in global 'Internet war'
(AP) -- The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global "Internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments, turning the tables on allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China.
(AP) -- The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global "Internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments, turning the tables on allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China.
Study maps global 'hotspots' of climate-induced food insecurity
Study maps global 'hotspots' of climate-induced food insecurity
A new study has matched future climate change "hotspots" with regions already suffering chronic food problems to identify highly-vulnerable populations, chiefly in Africa and South Asia, but potentially in China and Latin America as well, where in fewer than 40 years, the prospect of shorter, hotter or drier growing seasons could imperil hundreds of millions of already-impoverished people.
A new study has matched future climate change "hotspots" with regions already suffering chronic food problems to identify highly-vulnerable populations, chiefly in Africa and South Asia, but potentially in China and Latin America as well, where in fewer than 40 years, the prospect of shorter, hotter or drier growing seasons could imperil hundreds of millions of already-impoverished people.
President Barack Obama added to gulf oil spill crisis, GOP panel says
President Barack Obama added to gulf oil spill crisis, GOP panel says
As Summer Heats up, So Do Discussions on Offshore Drilling and Job Creation
As Summer Heats up, So Do Discussions on Offshore Drilling and Job Creation
Interior outlines plan to make offshore permitting more efficient
Interior outlines plan to make offshore permitting more efficient
Severe Health Impacts Associated with Higher Ozone Levels Due to Climate Change
Severe Health Impacts Associated with Higher Ozone Levels Due to Climate Change
Climate change could result in food shortages for millions by Ja'Nel Johnson
Climate change could result in food shortages for millions
by Ja'Nel Johnson
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Editor's Note
Dear Readers
I will be attending my son's graduation on Friday, June 3rd, 2011. Will resume
posting this weekend.
Best Regards.
Michele Kearney
I will be attending my son's graduation on Friday, June 3rd, 2011. Will resume
posting this weekend.
Best Regards.
Michele Kearney
House Panel Faults Administration Spill Response By JOHN M. BRODER
House Panel Faults Administration Spill Response
By JOHN M. BRODERBP not meeting Gulf of Mexico spill obligations, US report claims
BP not meeting Gulf of Mexico spill obligations, US report claims
US lawmakers have raised fresh concerns that BP is not meeting its obligations to victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and criticised President Barack Obama for failing to take control.
Even BP-Funded Scientists Find that the Use of Corexit Dispersant in the Gulf Made Things Worse ... but BP Still Tries to Blame Others for Destruction
Even BP-Funded Scientists Find that the Use of Corexit Dispersant in the Gulf Made Things Worse ... but BP Still Tries to Blame Others for Destruction
from Washington's BlogAs the Herald Tribune notes, even BP-funded scientists are finding that dispersant made things worse:
There is anecdotal evidence that dispersant was still being applied many months after BP and the government said spraying had stopped. See this, this, this, this, this, this, and thisBP succeeded in sinking the oil from its blown well out of sight — and keeping much of it away from beaches and marshes last year — by dousing the crude with nearly 2 million gallons of toxic chemicals. But the impact on the ecosystem as a whole may have been more damaging than the oil alone.
The combination of oil and Corexit, the chemical BP used to dissolve the slick, is more toxic to tiny plants and animals than the oil in most cases, according to preliminary research by several Florida scientists. And the chemicals may not have broken down the oil as well as expected.Scientists reported some of their early findings last week at a Florida Institute of Oceanography conference at the University of Central Florida. The researchers were funded a year ago through a $10 million BP grant.
Another wave of American oil
Analysts say a series of 20 new oilfields in Texas could increase domestic output by a quarter over the next decade.
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Lizard, West Texas oil are both in danger
Lizard, West Texas oil are both in danger
People in Midland like to say God felt such remorse for the dry, dusty landscape that he decided to give it oil. He also gave it the dunes sagebrush lizard, and now, the tiny, sand-dwelling reptile could put a halt to oil and gas exploration and production in parts of West Texas.
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People in Midland like to say God felt such remorse for the dry, dusty landscape that he decided to give it oil. He also gave it the dunes sagebrush lizard, and now, the tiny, sand-dwelling reptile could put a halt to oil and gas exploration and production in parts of West Texas.
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BHP Billiton's Shenzi project gets BOEMRE's 15th permit
BHP Billiton's Shenzi project gets BOEMRE's 15th permit
BOEMRE approved BHP Billiton’s permit to drill a deepwater well at its Shenzi project – the 15th deepwater well to be permitted in the US Gulf of Mexico since the drilling moratorium was repealed.
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BOEMRE approved BHP Billiton’s permit to drill a deepwater well at its Shenzi project – the 15th deepwater well to be permitted in the US Gulf of Mexico since the drilling moratorium was repealed.
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Rowan orders two new ultra-deepwater drillships for $1.2B
Rowan orders two new ultra-deepwater drillships for $1.2B
Rowan has entered into turnkey contracts for the construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships with a cost of approximately $605 million each.
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Rowan has entered into turnkey contracts for the construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships with a cost of approximately $605 million each.
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Hurricane Season Starts: Is the oil and gas industry ready?
Hurricane Season Starts: Is the oil and gas industry ready?
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1, and the NOAA has predicted an above-normal hurricane season this year. Is the oil and gas industry ready?
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The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1, and the NOAA has predicted an above-normal hurricane season this year. Is the oil and gas industry ready?
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Shell gears up for start-up of Pearl GTL
Shell gears up for start-up of Pearl GTL Sylvia Pfeifer reports from “Gas City” or Doha, the capital of the state of Qatar. Located halfway along the Western coast of the Arabian Gulf, Qatar has been enjoying a construction boom fuelled by its hydrocarbon riches, in particular the world’s largest single gas field, the North Field. The field contains more than 900 trillion cubic feet of gas, equivalent to 150bn barrels of oil, or more than 10 per cent of worldwide gas resources.
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FT podcast: Energy Weekly
FT podcast: Energy Weekly In this week's podcast: Germany to phase out nuclear power; UK utility Centrica leaves a major gas field dormant; plus, the report into the Fukushima disaster raises questions about reactor structures.
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Transparency initiative moves forward in Deauville
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Tuna's Slow Death: Feds Refuse to Protect the Bluefin (Again)
Tuna's Slow Death: Feds Refuse to Protect the Bluefin (Again)
Forest fragmentation threatens Europe, species: UN
Forest fragmentation threatens Europe, species: UN
Geneva (AFP) May 31, 2011 Fires, felling and agriculture are whittling Europe's forests down into isolated patches, threatening to speed up desertification and deplete wildlife, a UN report warned Tuesday.
Isolated forest patches, caused through what is called fragmentation, are more vulnerable to climate change and threaten biodiversity, the United Nations Environment Programme report said.
Geneva (AFP) May 31, 2011 Fires, felling and agriculture are whittling Europe's forests down into isolated patches, threatening to speed up desertification and deplete wildlife, a UN report warned Tuesday.
Isolated forest patches, caused through what is called fragmentation, are more vulnerable to climate change and threaten biodiversity, the United Nations Environment Programme report said.
20 former world leaders discuss looming water crisis
20 former world leaders discuss looming water crisis
Tiny bubbles signal severe impacts to coral reefs worldwide
Tiny bubbles signal severe impacts to coral reefs worldwide
Miami FL (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - A new study from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientists Chris Langdon, Remy Okazaki and Nancy Muehllehner and colleagues from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany concludes that ocean acidification, along with increased ocean temperatures, will likely severely reduce the diversi ... more
Miami FL (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - A new study from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientists Chris Langdon, Remy Okazaki and Nancy Muehllehner and colleagues from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Germany concludes that ocean acidification, along with increased ocean temperatures, will likely severely reduce the diversi ... more
Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts
Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - Identifying the human impact of rising sea levels is far more complex than just looking at coastal cities on a map. Rather, estimates that are based on current, static population data can greatly misrepresent the true extent - and the pronounced variability - of the human toll of climate change, say University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. "Not all places and not all people in those pl ... more 
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - Identifying the human impact of rising sea levels is far more complex than just looking at coastal cities on a map. Rather, estimates that are based on current, static population data can greatly misrepresent the true extent - and the pronounced variability - of the human toll of climate change, say University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. "Not all places and not all people in those pl ... more
Experts create first legal roadmap to tackle local ocean acidification hotspots
Experts create firhttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Experts_create_first_legal_roadmap_to_tackle_local_ocean_acidification_hotspots_999.htmlst legal roadmap to tackle local ocean acidification hotspots
Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - Coastal communities hard hit by ocean acidification hotspots have more options than they may realize, says an interdisciplinary team of science and legal experts. In a paper published in the journal Science, experts from Stanford University's Center for Ocean Solutions and colleagues make the case that communities don't need to wait for a global solution to ocean acidification to fix a loc ... more
Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - Coastal communities hard hit by ocean acidification hotspots have more options than they may realize, says an interdisciplinary team of science and legal experts. In a paper published in the journal Science, experts from Stanford University's Center for Ocean Solutions and colleagues make the case that communities don't need to wait for a global solution to ocean acidification to fix a loc ... more
Japan Earthquake Appears to Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere in the Country
Japan Earthquake Appears to Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere in the Country
Woods Hole, MA (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, putting some of the country at risk for up to years of sizeable aftershocks and perhaps new main shocks, scientists say. After studying data from Japan's extensive seismic network, researchers from t ... more
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Woods Hole, MA (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, putting some of the country at risk for up to years of sizeable aftershocks and perhaps new main shocks, scientists say. After studying data from Japan's extensive seismic network, researchers from t ... more
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Groundwater Depletion Is Detected From Space By FELICITY BARRINGER
Groundwater Depletion Is Detected From Space
By FELICITY BARRINGER
Posted by At the Aspen Environment Forum By Joel Achenbach
At the Aspen Environment Forum
I’m at another journalistic hardship post – Aspen, Colorado, at the Aspen Environment Forum, sponsored by National Geographic and the Aspen Institute.It’s in Aspen, in case I forgot to mention that.
Burning landfill methane for energy a bad idea, province’s environment chief warns
Burning landfill methane for energy a bad idea, province’s environment chief warns
Environment forum lauds Abdullah on green initiatives
Environment forum lauds Abdullah on green initiatives
Venezuela oil on the slide amid corruption
Venezuela oil on the slide amid corruption
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) May 31, 2011 - Venezuela's oil industry showed renewed signs of decline in this year's performance so far amid fresh scandals over abuse of the country's oil revenues. State-run oil corporation PDVSA sacked half of the directors on its board after the energy giant's pension fund was found to have lost $453 million in a Ponzi scheme linked to an investor in Connecticut. It was the latest of financial w ... more
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Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) May 31, 2011 - Venezuela's oil industry showed renewed signs of decline in this year's performance so far amid fresh scandals over abuse of the country's oil revenues. State-run oil corporation PDVSA sacked half of the directors on its board after the energy giant's pension fund was found to have lost $453 million in a Ponzi scheme linked to an investor in Connecticut. It was the latest of financial w ... more
German artist sells oil art to buy BP
German artist sells oil art to buy BP
Berlin (UPI) May 31, 2011 - BP, embattled by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, faces a new foe: German artist Ruppe Koselleck paints with oil washed onto beaches across the globe and sells his paintings with an optimistic goal in mind - to take over the European oil major. Koselleck's Utopian project started in 2001, when he spent a summer holiday with his family on a North Sea beach in the N ... more 
Berlin (UPI) May 31, 2011 - BP, embattled by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, faces a new foe: German artist Ruppe Koselleck paints with oil washed onto beaches across the globe and sells his paintings with an optimistic goal in mind - to take over the European oil major. Koselleck's Utopian project started in 2001, when he spent a summer holiday with his family on a North Sea beach in the N ... more
South Korea and Qatar Lobby to Host 2012 Climate Summit
South Korea and Qatar Lobby to Host 2012 Climate Summit
The Good News: Climate Change Doesn't Matter Anymore
The Good News: Climate Change Doesn't Matter Anymore
Tackling Climate Change: New Reports Underscore Role Of Local Leaders
Tackling Climate Change: New Reports Underscore Role Of Local Leaders
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- More than 40 of the world's largest cities have reported their greenhouse gas emissions along with a comprehensive analysis of any climate change-related reforms in studies released Tuesday night.
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WASHINGTON -- More than 40 of the world's largest cities have reported their greenhouse gas emissions along with a comprehensive analysis of any climate change-related reforms in studies released Tuesday night.
Study: Biodegradable products may be bad for the environment
Study: Biodegradable products may be bad for the environment
Research from North Carolina State University shows that so-called biodegradable products are likely doing more harm than good in landfills, because they are releasing a powerful greenhouse gas as they break down.
Research from North Carolina State University shows that so-called biodegradable products are likely doing more harm than good in landfills, because they are releasing a powerful greenhouse gas as they break down.
Scientists calculate the true cost of saving rainforest, improving food security
Scientists calculate the true cost of saving rainforest, improving food security
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that international plans to pay developing countries to reduce tropical forest destruction may increase rural poverty because critical income streams to rural people have been ignored.
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that international plans to pay developing countries to reduce tropical forest destruction may increase rural poverty because critical income streams to rural people have been ignored.
EU carbon emissions 'plummeted in 2009'
EU carbon emissions 'plummeted in 2009'
Greenhouse-gas emissions by the 27 members of the European Union fell by 7.1 percent in 2009 over 2008, driven by economic recession but also a switch to renewable energy, the European Environment Agency (EAA) said on Tuesday.
Greenhouse-gas emissions by the 27 members of the European Union fell by 7.1 percent in 2009 over 2008, driven by economic recession but also a switch to renewable energy, the European Environment Agency (EAA) said on Tuesday.
Food security in 2050 on a global scale achievable but greatly challenging
Food security in 2050 on a global scale achievable but greatly challenging
With today's crops, it would be possible to feed the 2050 global population of nine billion people. But agricultural land will have to be used optimally. And this demands solid economic and institutional preconditions. Food prices will probably eventually rise. This was discussed by Professor Martin van Ittersum on 12 May 2011 at the ceremony at which he accepted the post of Professor of Plant Production Systems with a personal chair at Wageningen University.
With today's crops, it would be possible to feed the 2050 global population of nine billion people. But agricultural land will have to be used optimally. And this demands solid economic and institutional preconditions. Food prices will probably eventually rise. This was discussed by Professor Martin van Ittersum on 12 May 2011 at the ceremony at which he accepted the post of Professor of Plant Production Systems with a personal chair at Wageningen University.
Satellite and Radar Data Reveal Damage Track of Alabama Tornadic Thunderstorms
Satellite and Radar Data Reveal Damage Track of Alabama Tornadic Thunderstorms
Birmingham AL (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - This image shows the radar reflectivity from the National Weather Service Doppler Radar in Birmingham, Ala. at 5:10 p.m. CDT on April 27, 2011, as a supercell thunderstorm moved across the city. The radar reflectivity is overlaid upon Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, satellite data acquired on May 4, 2011, showing the damage track resulting from for ... more
Birmingham AL (SPX) Jun 01, 2011 - This image shows the radar reflectivity from the National Weather Service Doppler Radar in Birmingham, Ala. at 5:10 p.m. CDT on April 27, 2011, as a supercell thunderstorm moved across the city. The radar reflectivity is overlaid upon Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, satellite data acquired on May 4, 2011, showing the damage track resulting from for ... more
Greenland threatens rig activists with legal action
Greenland threatens rig activists with legal action
Government officials have condemned environmental campaigners for scaling a Scottish oil company s exploration rig and warned them they could face legal action.
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Total joins CNOOC in Block BC offshore Qatar
Total joins CNOOC in Block BC offshore Qatar
French major Total signed an agreement with CNOOC to acquire a 25% interest in Block BC pre-Khuff exploration license offshore Qatar.
Ensco becomes second-largest offshore driller
Ensco becomes second-largest offshore driller
Offshore rig contractor Ensco has completed the $7.3 billion acquisition of Pride International after receiving shareholder approval.
Cosco awards Aker Solutions $195MM in drilling equipment contracts
Cosco awards Aker Solutions $195MM in drilling equipment contracts
Aker Solutions has won two contracts to provide complete drilling equipment packages on two new deepwater drilling rigs being built by Chinese shipbuilding firm Cosco.
Shell begins construction on world's first FLNG vessel
Shell begins construction on world's first FLNG vessel
Super-major Shell gave notice to the Technip Samsung consortium to begin the construction of the world's first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel, bound for the Prelude field offshore northwest Australia.
Noble discovers oil at Santiago in the deepwaters of the US GOM
Noble discovers oil at Santiago in the deepwaters of the US GOM
US independent Noble Energy has discovered oil with its Santiago exploration well, boosting expected production at the Galapagos project, in the deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico.
New NASA Map Reveals Patterns of Tropical Forest Carbon Storage
New NASA Map Reveals Patterns of Tropical Forest Carbon Storage
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Share PGNiG Hits Environmental Opposition, Throwing Shale Ambitions Into Doubt
PGNiG Hits Environmental Opposition, Throwing Shale Ambitions Into Doubt
Louisiana and the Golden Age for natural gas - LOGA
Louisiana and the Golden Age for natural gas - LOGA
Share Horizontal drilling, multistage fracking unlock Central's tight-rock formations in Oklahoma
Horizontal drilling, multistage fracking unlock Central's tight-rock formations in Oklahoma
IEEE Experts: Global Sustainability Requires Technology Advances for Tomorrow, Behavior Changes Today
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Shell gears up for start-up of Pearl GTL
The Energy [R]evolution
The Energy [R]evolution
The Energy [R]evolution is the practical solution to our energy needs. It offers a sustainable path to quit dirty, dangerous fuels by transitioning to renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Trailer Talk's Frack Talk: Why Food and Fuel Shouldn't Mix -- A Farmer Speaks Out On the Dangers of Fracking
Trailer Talk's Frack Talk: Why Food and Fuel Shouldn't Mix -- A Farmer Speaks Out On the Dangers of Fracking
Farmer Greg Swartz talks about trying to maintain an organic farm in the face of increasing gas drilling in rural Pennsylvania.
The Food, Water and Health Crisis Surrounding Natural Gas Extraction
The Food, Water and Health Crisis Surrounding Natural Gas Extraction
Biologist Sandra Steingraber talks about the threats that fracking poses to our food, water, jobs, and even our health.
The Growing Political War Surrounding Coal Mining Is a 'Fight About Democracy'
The Growing Political War Surrounding Coal Mining Is a 'Fight About Democracy'
Carbon emissions at highest levels ever: report
Carbon emissions at highest levels ever: report
London (AFP) May 30, 2011 Carbon emissions are at their highest ever levels, stoking fears of a global temperature rise over the "dangerous" two degrees Celsius threshold, data seen by the Guardian newspaper showed Monday.
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London (AFP) May 30, 2011 Carbon emissions are at their highest ever levels, stoking fears of a global temperature rise over the "dangerous" two degrees Celsius threshold, data seen by the Guardian newspaper showed Monday.
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BEHOLD, The Massive Sea Change Happening In The American Energy Industry
BEHOLD, The Massive Sea Change Happening In The American Energy Industry
Trucks lose, ships win in warmer Arctic
Trucks lose, ships win in warmer Arctic
Paris (AFP) May 29, 2011 - Global warming will have a devastating effect on roads in the Arctic but open up tantalising routes for shipping, according to a study published on Sunday in the specialist journal Nature Climate Change. "As sea ice continues to melt, accessibility by sea will increase, but the viability of an important network of roads that depend on freezing temperatures is threatened by a warming climate, ... more 
Paris (AFP) May 29, 2011 - Global warming will have a devastating effect on roads in the Arctic but open up tantalising routes for shipping, according to a study published on Sunday in the specialist journal Nature Climate Change. "As sea ice continues to melt, accessibility by sea will increase, but the viability of an important network of roads that depend on freezing temperatures is threatened by a warming climate, ... more
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