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“Researchers are beginning their analysis of what are probably the first successful ice cores drilled to bedrock from a glacier in the eastern European Alps.” Quoted from the Ohio State University press release.
Tags: ads-by-google, climate-change, current-events, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, meteorites, north-carolina, ohio, shale, virginiaAs environmental regulations hasten the closure of coal -fired power plants American Electric Power plans to build a 1bcf/day pipeline to deliver gas from wells in the Marcellus and Utica Shales .
Tags: ads-by-google, energy, geology, Geology.com, marcellus, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, meteorites, ohio, shale, utica, utica shale, virginiaLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has installed temporary seismographs to determine if minor earthquakes near Youngstown, Ohio are related to a waste injection well.
Tags: current-events, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, news, north-carolina, ohio, south-carolinaThe Marcellus Shale Coalition website has an article that provides safety advice for people who will be hunting in areas where natural gas drilling is taking place.
Tags: carolina, climate-change, energy, geology, Geology.com, Jobs, marcellus-shale, mexico, natural gas, news, north-carolina, ohio, south-carolinaParts of the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale contain worthy amounts of ethane which is a valuable feedstock for the plastics industry. Will it be shipped by pipeline to distant manufacturers or will local manufacturing industries develop?
Tags: california, earthquakes, geophysics, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexico, middle-east, ohio, satellite images, united-states, utica shale, virginia, west virginiaThe Ohio Geological Survey has an online presentation that summarizes the Marcellus Shale resource in Ohio. It also contains lots of information about the Utica Shale in Ohio.
Tags: astronomy, earthquakes, energy, geology-news, middle-east, natural gas, ohio, satellite images, united-states, utica shaleAn article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explores water use associated with Marcellus Shale drilling. On average, the amount of water being used per well is declining and some companies are using fewer chemicals in their hydraulic fracturing water
Tags: energy, geology, geophysics, marcellus, marcellus-shale, mexico, ohio, pittsburgh, satellite images, united-states, utica, utica shale, waterThe Utica Shale , located a few thousand feet below the Marcellus , is starting to attract more attention from drillers and landmen. Recent action has been in Ohio and Ontario, Canada where the Utica is only a few thousand feet below the surface and the Marcellus Shale is not present.
Tags: ads-by-google, canada, earthquakes, energy, geology-news, Geology.com, marcellus, ohio, pennsylvaniaA 2000-year-old circle of timbers that might have been used to mark astronomical events has been discovered northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio. Some people are calling it “Woodhenge”.
Tags: archaeology, australia, florida, geology, marcellus-shale, michigan, ohio, stonehenge, washingtonRoadside Geology and Geology Underfoot books will help you learn about the geology of your favorite state. These books are great to take on a trip but they work even better if you use them in advance plan your trip wisely.
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