Environment & Geology

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Geotimes April 2003 Scott W. Tinker	Oil and Gas Research at a Critical Juncture Energy efficiency, environmental well-being, economic stability, health of the future energy workforce, supply distribution, U.S. and global security and mitigation of an energy crises are all reasons that U.S. policies should support a "decarbonization" of global energy.
Geotimes April 2003 Christina Reed	Black Tide When the oil from the tanker Prestige began washing up along Spain's northwestern coast last November, it wasn't the kind that leaves a slippery, thin sheen on everything it touches. This was heavy, refined oil. It's a huge problem.
Geotimes April 2003 Randall Orndorff	Mapping Colorado Currently, only 24 percent of Colorado's spectacular geology has been mapped at the fine scale of 1:24,000. At the same time, the state hosts many geologic hazards.
Geotimes March 2003 S. Julio Friedmann	Storing Carbon in Earth Carbon sequestration is capturing carbon dioxide, either from the atmosphere or emission streams, and storing it in reservoirs, such as plants or soils. Carbon dioxide could be converted to solid chemicals or injected into the deep ocean. Though there are risks, the potential pay-off is enormous.
Geotimes March 2003	Demonstrating Carbon Sequestration Estimates are that human activity emits 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. One proposed method for reducing how much of the greenhouse gas ends up in the atmosphere is to store the carbon dioxide underground. Natural reservoirs of the gas exist, suggesting that it is feasible.
Geotimes March 2003 Greg Peterson	Congress confronts a depleting aquifer Approximately 30 percent of the groundwater used for irrigation in the U.S. comes from a single source: the High Plains Aquifer. In March, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed a bill that provides a scientific basis for extending the usable life of the aquifer.
Geotimes March 2003 Greg Peterson	Effects of ocean noise on marine mammals still noisy A committee of acousticians, oceanographers and marine biologists found that surprisingly little is known about the long-term trends in ocean noise, and even less about its effects on marine mammals.
Geotimes March 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	No lockup on gas in the West On federal lands in the Rocky Mountain region, the story is gas -- natural gas and lots of it. And most of the area's natural gas is available with minimal leasing restrictions, according to a government survey released in January.
Geotimes March 2003 Christina Reed	Stone patterns Coming into favor is the concept that mountains, rivers, deserts and the geomorphology of our planet are self-organizing in a way that incorporates multiple processes that can only be understood when looked at from a variety of perspectives.
Geotimes March 2003 Greg Peterson	New stature for Canadian oil sands Estimates of Canada's oil reserves jumped from 4.9 billion barrels to 180 billion this year, making the country the second-largest oil reserve in the world, according to an annual survey. This year the figure included Alberta's vast oil sands as part of Canada's oil reserves.
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