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Science News
April 6, 2002 |
TimeLine: April 2, 1932 Teletypewriters can now be used in home... Einstein and de Sitter return to Euclidean idea of cosmos... Cannot know universe's shape without more observations... Entire universe still young, little older than earth itself... New long-time clock is rotation of Milky Way... etc.   |
Science News
April 1, 2006 |
From the March 28, 1936, issue Thaw-saturated earth forced Eastern rivers to overflow... Gigantic stellar explosion great event of astronomy... Three new planetary nebulae discovered in Milky Way... |
Science News
December 23, 2000 |
TimeLine: December 20, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Arachne Provides Lovelier Festoons For Christmas Tree... Astronomers Find Pluto as Massive as Earth... dr. Hubble Finds Galaxies Evenly Scattered in Space... |
Science News
May 4, 2002 |
TimeLine: April 30, 1932 Spiral nebula in Andromeda bordered with star clusters... New aid for deaf transmits sound through bones or teeth... Shade trees may detect slow leaks in gas mains... |
Geotimes
September 2006
Megan Sever |
Coal's Staying Power Whatever technologies "win" as economies around the world continue to grow, and other energy source prices remain high, coal production, consumption and prices will all continue to rise, despite continuing concerns about pollution from coal-fired power plants. |
Science News
February 10, 2007 |
Timeline: From the February 6, 1937, issue Real flood cause lay off the Southeast coast... Bending of light may help scientists find remote objects... |
Science News
January 27, 2007 |
Timeline: From the January 23, 1937, Issue America's First Slums... Expanding Universe Theory Receives Blow in Discussions... Famous Mathematical Problem Solved at Chicago... |
Science News
September 15, 2007 |
Timeline: From the September 11, 1937, issue Heron in New York Zoo has long lease on life... Super-nova is 500,000,000 times brighter than sun... Ocean bottom shaken in New Zealand region... |
Geotimes
December 2005
William L. Fisher |
Energy Outlook 2005 Analysts say political events and natural disasters might well interrupt world oil supplies, but lack of resources and production capability should not. Beyond oil, other energy sources will be creating their own economies in the near future. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Robert Aronen |
Another Peek at Peak Oil It's all downhill from here. What does the future hold? Even if we are not sitting atop the peak, the supply-and-demand balance is so tight that energy companies should lead the market for many more years. |
Science News
May 10, 1930 |
TimeLine: May 10, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Cannon-Ball Tree... New Picture of Universe Painted... Chemical Action in Brain Studied... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Bright E. Okogu |
Middle East to Dominate World Oil for Many Years With oil exports from MENA projected to more than double by 2020, this region will continue to dominate the oil market for the foreseeable future. |
Science News
June 2, 2001 |
Timeline: May 30, 1931 Life is rare in universe, astronomer believes... Certain chemicals will put yeast into sleeping stage... Effect of movies measured scientifically... |
Science News
January 26, 2002 |
TimeLine: January 23, 1932 Floodlights illuminate London's Tower Bridge... Anemia treated by injection of liver extract into vein... New speed record established by distant part of the universe... |
Science News
January 18, 2003 |
TimeLine: January 14, 1933 New type of atom-smashing generator nears completion... Waste of metals, coal, and oil may starve machine... Scientists measure size of genes without seeing them... etc. |
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. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2005
Richard Vodra |
The Next Energy Crisis Diminishing oil supplies could be considered a variable that, like inflation, should be part of a judicious financial plan. Here's what advisers and consumers need to know. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Erin Schulte |
The Other Black Gold--Coal With the U.S. thirst for electricity showing no signs of slowing, with oil prices skyrocketing and, perhaps most importantly, with a coal-friendly administration firmly entrenched, the coal industry looks like it is on an extended winning streak. Investors, take note. |
Scientific American
August 2007 |
Worse Than Gasoline Liquid coal would produce roughly twice the global warming emissions of gasoline. |
CFO
April 1, 2006
Lori Calabro |
Peabody Energy's Rick Navarre The CFO of the world's largest private-sector coal producer toils in an industry often perceived as unsafe, environmentally unfriendly, and a poor investment compared with alternative energy forms. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
China revives coal chemicals drive China is to focus on developing its coal chemicals sector in an effort to wean itself off imported oil, a senior government official has said. |
Science News
December 1, 2001 |
TimeLine: November 28, 1931 Action of steel under stress revealed in writing on sand... Bacteria may have helped in formation of anthracite... Universe pulsating in cycles seen by American scientist... |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2007
Ron Vlieger |
Will Coal Stay Hot? Coal prices, and coal stocks, have shot up this year. Will they remain stoked in 2008, or are they about to go cold? |
Salon.com
October 29, 2001
Damien Cave |
Stuck in the Gulf Could Central Asian oil, piped through a rebuilt Afghanistan, wean the West from the Mideast? Chances are slim... |
Parameters
Spring 2006
Nader Elhefnawy |
Toward a Long-Range Energy Security Policy An overview of US and international energy policy, including the prospects for an economy based on renewable energy, the security problems likely to result from tightening oil supplies, and a possible basis for making the transition to alternatives. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
No BTU Blues With coal prices still heading higher, little relief in sight, and a lot of uncommitted production still left to be signed into contracts, the future for Peabody looks pretty appealing. Investors, take note. |
Science News
April 9, 2005 |
From the April 6, 1935, issue Washington's famous cherry blossoms bloom early... Gaseous nebulae may be ghosts of exploded stars... Archaeologists find dinner left on stove 6,000 years... |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Carl Hoffman |
High-Tech Mining Makes Coal King of Fossil Fuels, But Is It Clean? The abundance of coal and new mining technology will make this the fuel of choice for power plants for years to come. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
U.S. Natural Gas Kills Coal An abundance of natural gas changes the game for coal players. |
Scientific American
May 15, 2006
Gunjan Sinha |
Pumping Coal Coming soon to the U.S.: Cleaner diesel from dirty coal. |
Geotimes
July 2005
Hirsch et al. |
Peaking of World Oil Production: Is the Wolf Near? We are finding less and less oil in spite of vigorous efforts, suggesting that nature may not have much more to provide. As such, many credible analysts have recently become much more pessimistic about the possibility of finding the huge new reserves needed to meet growing world demand. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The 5 Most Powerful Telescopes, and 5 That Will Define the Future of Astronomy Today's best telescopes are astounding feats -- and astronomers are improving them constantly. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2007
Richard Vodra |
Inconvenient Truths The economic effects of climate change and oil shortages present a unique challenge for financial planners. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Toby Shute |
Big Subsidies for Big Coal Given that it will likely cost far more than $200 billion to displace a mere 10% of oil demand with coal-to-liquids -- as estimated by the coal companies themselves! -- the public benefits of such an initiative are far from clear today. |
Geotimes
December 2006
Fred Schwab |
Why Fester? Let's Sequester! Instead of looking toward another fossil fuel-based energy choice, scientists need to examine carbon dioxide sequestering, the capture and storage technology that removes anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
