June 5, 2018
Cretaceous volcanic ash seeded U.S. oilfields
Petroleum and natural gas stores are often found amid rocks — particularly ashbeds — deposited during the Cretaceous, when dinosaurs roamed Earth …
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August 16, 2016
Bubble accumulation could explain massive volcanic sulfur releases
The spectacular 1815 eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora spewed large amounts of sulfur gases into the atmosphere, which formed fine …
May 19, 2016
Above oil seeps, photosynthetic life flourishes
The direct effects of oil and gas releases in the ocean are typically negative — as in the case of 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil well disaster, …
January 20, 2012
Crystal Ball EARTH: Energy: Oil and gas around the world
Energy is a combined product of natural resources, human ingenuity and economy; it is also an engine for economic and social development. This is …
January 20, 2012
Crystal Ball EARTH: Energy: A fool's look into the future
In the 1985 classic “Back to the Future,” Doc Brown, the mad scientist played by Christopher Lloyd, queries his time-traveling visitor, Marty …
January 5, 2012
The Thirsty Dragon and the Wealthy Bear
How China, Russia and High Oil Prices Influence Global Dynamics The world is changing. Gone are the days of Middle Eastern sheikhs controlling …
January 5, 2012
The Changing Face of Sudan
To say that things are changing in Sudan would be an understatement. With a referendum on secession set for Jan. 9, and expected to pass, and …
January 5, 2012
Of sounds and cetaceans: Quieting a noisy underwater world
Marine mammals live in a world of sound. In the open ocean, whales and dolphins depend on sound waves, using echolocation to navigate, find food, …
January 5, 2012
Natural gas production linked to earthquakes in Texas
A saltwater disposal well, a part of the natural gas production process, may have been responsible for triggering a series of minor earthquakes …
January 5, 2012
Coal-to-liquids: Can fuel made from coal replace gasoline?
Amid all the attention to the converging of three energy-related crises — climate change, resource depletion and international extremism funded …
January 5, 2012
As Green As It Gets: Algae Biofuels
It’s hard to think of a humbler organism than algae, or a less-likely prospect to become savior of our energy future. “Algae fuel” does not …