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Philcoxia minensis is a carnivorous plant found in Brazil that catches worms with sticky underground leaves.
Tags: archaeology, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, massachusetts, meteorites, mexico, michigan, middle-east, news, south-carolina, texasJadela Oil recently used 5000 barrels of liquid propane and butane to frack a horizontal well in Maverick County, Texas . When gas is used for fracking it can be recovered and sold or recycled instead of being a disposal problem.
Tags: ads-by-google, energy, geology-news, geophysics, hydraulic-fracturing, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, natural gas, oil and gas, pennsylvania, texas“ Water -level declines began in parts of the High Plains aquifer soon after the beginning of substantial irrigation with groundwater in the aquifer area.
Tags: ads-by-google, carolina, climate-change, new mexico, oklahoma, plains-aquifer, south dakota, texas, united-states, usgs, waterIn a NewsOK.com article, Larry Nichols, of Devon Energy says that hydraulic fracturing for natural gas and oil is receiving too much blame for contaminating ground water and causing earthquakes .
Tags: california, earthquakes, energy, marcellus-shale, middle-east, pennsylvania, texas, waterAn article on the Star-Telegram.com website explores declining production from the Barnett Shale of Texas – the rock unit that supported the first important use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing .
Tags: barnett, earthquakes, energy, environment, geology-news, hydraulic-fracturing, Jobs, mexico, plate-tectonics, satellite images, texas, virginiaWith shale gas plays rapidly developing in several parts of the United States a severe shortage of trained workers is a major problem. A Wall Street Journal article reports on several schools that have launched new programs or receive significant funding to train new workers.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, Jobs, mexico, middle-east, pennsylvania, satellite images, teaching science, texas, united-states“When cold air flows over warm water , some surface water evaporates into the cold air and saturates it, raising its relative humidity to 100 percent. The phenomenon is alternately known as evaporation fog, steam fog, even sea smoke, explains Michael Pidwirny of the University of British Columbia . On September 22, 2011, fog formed over Lake Baikal in southeastern Siberia.
Tags: ads-by-google, earth, earth sciences, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, lakes, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, news, russia, texas, waterAn article on MarketWatch.com explains how drilling wells for natural gas from shale triggers spending on an enormous range of equipment, labor, products and services. Thousands of new wells each year will require annual investments totaling tens of billions of dollars.
Tags: ads-by-google, astronomy, earth sciences, marcellus-shale, middle-east, satellite images, texas, virginia, waterA “crevasse splay” is a small delta-like accumulation of sediment that forms perpendicular to a river that is produced when the river overflows its banks.
Tags: geophysics, louisiana, mississippi, pennsylvania, river, texas, virginia, washingtonPreliminary inspections reveal that the Washington Monument, National Cathedral and Smithsonian Institution Building may have been damaged by the Virginia earthquake . Engineers will inspect these structures to determine the extent of damage.
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