7.6 Japanese Earthquake warning was only a drill and an error
News outlets around the world reported in the last few minutes that there had been a powerful 7.6 earthquake in southern Japan, but it turns out the warning was just a drill, and the information was sent out in error."The information was sent in error to thousands of news...
The boom-bust cycles of energy-rich Western Colorado
Over the course of the past decade, thousands of natural gas drilling rigs have been erected throughout tthe Piceance Basin of western Colorado causing many small towns in the area to experience booming economic...
Paris goes green with new underground energy project
The city of Paris has launched a new project to provide green heating for a whole district of the city as they plan to extract piping hot water from about two kilometres below the surface of the earth. This is called 'geothermal drilling' and just north of the city they have...
A Glimpse Of News From Pakistani Newspapers (Sunday, 4 Jan, 2009)
A Glimpse Of News From Pakistani Newspapers From Sunday, 4th January 2009 Issue.Daily Dawn ( English ) And Jang ( Urdu ) Are The Widely Circulated And Well Known Newspapers Of Pakistan. Today, I Thought Just To Share With The World A Glimpse Of News Published In Today’s... U.S. House to vote on offshore drilling Tuesday
The US House of Representatives will most likely vote today on an energy package that will open a lot of coastline to offshore drilling."The package proposed by Democrats would give states the option to allow...
Palin is "Wrong" on Alaska's energy supply to U.S.
"Energetically WrongSeptember 12, 2008Palin says Alaska supplies 20 percent of U.S. energy. Not true. Not even close.SummaryPalin claims Alaska "produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy."...
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Congress to revisit fight over offshore oil drilling
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday to resume their fight over legislation allowing more offshore oil drilling, in a bid to help relieve sky-high gasoline prices that are hurting the economy and infuriating voters. ...
‘Use It or Lose It’ spurs oil companies
OpEd by Sen. Russ Feingold, exposing the Republican/Big Oil "drill the coasts" campaign; US land is already under lease by oil companies, and they aren't drilling it. Besides, the main focus needs to be on...
Questions and Answers on What to Do About Oil and Energy
Robert Reich sorts through energy policy and the hype over drilling the coasts, in a "Q & A" format."Answering questions posed by the media during an election campaign is like shouting down a well. Responses... Drilling for CO-2 in US West Threatens American Indian Artifacts
Worried about Carbon Dioxide? Now they're looking for MORE! Believe it or not.Anasazi sites and artifacts endangered by search for Carbon Dioxide!"...a giant new project to drill for carbon dioxide is gathering steam on the (Canyons of the Ancients National Monument,...Black Gold: How to Dig For Oil
" • A geologist decides if the sedimentary rock at the potential drill location possesses good porosity, permeability and possible petroleum accumulation. ...Mars Lander Discovers Oil
"PASADENA, CA - NASA's Phoenix Lander, while searching for frozen water and organic compounds on the Martian surface, discovered today what appears to be crude oil instead. A secondary experiment, built by the...NO REASON WE CAN'T GET CHEAPER OIL - JUST DRILL!
" AMERICANS don't like paying $4 for a gallon of gasoline or $5 for a gallon of diesel. Not one bit. Nearly 1 million Americans have signed our "Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less." petition at...
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