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• Debris Flow Hazards in the United States
• Going Underground at Barrick Gold’s Cortez Mine
• Lower Taxes on Oil & Gas in Alaska?
• M 7.2 Earthquake in Pakistan
• Geochemistry of European Bottled Water
• Jamaica’s Energy Dilema
• Promoting the Use of Natural Gas
• BP Receives Deepwater Exploration Rights off Australia
• Bodies from Cold-Water European Bogs
• Cloning an Extinct Mammoth?

Debris Flow Hazards in the United States Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:17 PM PST “Debris flows are fast-moving landslides that occur in a wide variety of environments throughout the world. They are particularly dangerous to life and property because they move quickly, destroy objects in their paths, and often strike without warning. USGS scientists are assessing debris-flow hazards in the United States and elsewhere, and developing real-time techniques for monitoring hazardous areas.” Quoted from the USGS Fact Sheet.

Going Underground at Barrick Gold’s Cortez Mine Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:41 PM PST Barrick Gold’s Cortez mine in Nevada produced over one million ounces of gold last year. This video takes you underground and give you a quick look at the process that removes finely disseminated gold from the ore.

Lower Taxes on Oil & Gas in Alaska? Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:18 PM PST Alaska Governor, Sean Parnell, is proposing reduced taxes on energy companies. He would like to see lower taxes on all oil and gas production and even lower taxes when those resources are produced from newly discovered fields. He wants to encourage investment and job creation.

M 7.2 Earthquake in Pakistan Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:08 PM PST A magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in southwestern Pakistan at about 1:30 AM local time. Fortunately the area where the earthquake occurred is sparsely populated.

Geochemistry of European Bottled Water Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:05 PM PST Thirty-two geological surveys in Europe cooperated to produce a publication, “Geochemistry of European Bottled Water”. It provides data on nearly 1800 bottled water samples and shows considerable ranges of composition. Related: Where does bottled water come from?

Jamaica’s Energy Dilema Posted: 18 Jan 2011 07:08 PM PST Growing energy demand in Jamaica has the island nation rushing to find short term solutions. Coal, oil and LNG can fill demand quickly but renewable sources are more attractive from an environmental perspective. This article explores positive and negative sides of different energy strategies.

Promoting the Use of Natural Gas Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:36 PM PST Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, believes that the United States should quickly increase its use of natural gas to reduce the production of greenhouse gases and take advantage of an economical and abundant fuel. A similar article in Reuters titled: “Washington is Neglecting a Natural Choice in Gas” was on the same topic.

BP Receives Deepwater Exploration Rights off Australia Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:29 PM PST BP has received deepwater exploration rights for four areas totaling over 9000 square miles in the Bight Basin off South Australia.

Bodies from Cold-Water European Bogs Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:33 AM PST An article in USA Today explains how hundreds of bodies have been discovered in European bogs. These bogs often have cold waters with a chemistry that preserves flesh, bones, clothes and other artifacts. Were these people murdered, did they die in accidents, were they special burials?

Cloning an Extinct Mammoth? Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:49 AM PST A team of researchers hope to develop a method that will enable them to implant DNA from a mammoth carcass into the egg of an African elephant to produce a mammoth embryo.

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