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About 1000 construction workers and contractors were laid off after the Department of Energy declined to release loan guarantees for an Ohio uranium enrichment facility.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/EOv__jVmGPE” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: canada, massachusetts, mexico, michigan, north, ohio, oregon, united-states, uranium, virginiaThe Oil and Gas Journal reports on a company in New Brunswick, Canada that has used propane instead of water to fracture a subsurface natural gas reservoir.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/NH8EymbMlnw” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: africa, canada, earth sciences, europe, geology-news, Geology.com, hydraulic-fracturing, marcellus-shale, natural gasThe potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West Coast of North America may be greater than previously thought. The new study of geological evidence along the Gulf of Alaska coast suggests that future tsunamis could reach a scale far beyond that suffered in the tsunami generated by the great 1964 Alaskan earthquake.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/XMZ_AKfRoKI” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: alaska, canada, Geology.com, Jobs, mexico, michigan, natural hazards, united-statesThe Geothermal Energy Association has released its U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Update listing 10 GW of new geothermal development projects in 14 states.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/ha8GhIv_YBs” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: earth sciences, Geology.com, geothermal, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, michigan, virginia, washington, worldOne of the largest diamonds in history was discovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine in South Africa. The 507 carat white stone is one of many spectacular gems from the Cullinan Mine.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/NQGM06oUeko” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: africa, australia, diamonds, florida, geophysics, massachusetts, mexico, michigan, mining, united-states, virginiaUSGS reports that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurred along a plate boundary in the American Samoa Islands area at 6:48 AM local time. A tsunami warming was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. An early news article from the Associated Press reports damage in the islands near the epicenter.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/dZqzqjh-iaw” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: archaeology, australia, earth sciences, earthquake, geophysics, hazards-program, marcellus-shale, pacificUniversity of Utah researchers will use a method similar #8220;hydraulic fracturing#8221; done by the natural gas industry to stimulate the yield of a geothermal well at a US Geothermal, Inc site near Malta, Idaho. Increasing the number of fractures in the rock should enhance its ability to deliver steam.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/IUsB1lVpVf4″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: africa, earth sciences, europe, florida, Geology.com, geophysics, geothermal, mexico, michigan, natural gas, united-states, utahMore and more people are building homes next to natural or man-made water bodies. When nutrient levels and other conditions are right these lakes and canals can host heavy blooms of blue-green algae. These can result in objectionable odors and illness or death of people and animals that come in contact with img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/hvtWrMPozx4″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: ads-by-google, africa, climate-change, energy, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, michigan, oregon, pennsylvania, united-states, waterA Google map with a pushpin marking the location of the highest point on each continent. Do you know the name of the mountain that has the highest elevation in Europe?
Tags: africa, antarctic, archaeology, article, australia, europe, geophysics, global-warming, interesting, marcellus-shale, mountain, pennsylvania, united-statesMany people in Michigan do not like the wind turbines that have been installed there to produce electricity. Others enjoy the clean energy and the monthly checks from renting their land.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/HNgIkUyvXN0″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
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