Geology News - April 2005

News stories about geology and earth sciences in the world. News articles will be archived monthly. All links are to external sites.

April 18, 2005

Geologists' find is evolutionary
Figuring out what happened hundreds of millions of years ago requires some guesswork. Now MIT geologists have introduced more methods to the madness, and in doing so have exciting new insights regarding ancient climate and early animals, and the link between the two.

April 13, 2005

Coloradans, Canadians seek synergy
A Canadian official hypes opportunities for Colorado investment in segments of its energy industry.

April 10, 2005

New life for an old field
The already simmering activity in Pembina boiled over when Highpine Oil & Gas launched a C$386 million takeover bid for Vaquero Energy, its 40 percent partner in a string of recent discoveries in Canada’s largest oil pool, 60 miles southwest of Edmonton.

April 5, 2005

Google Maps integrates satellite images
Google has integration its keyhole digital mapping service with the popular Google Maps service. Clicking the new satellite link will convert your map into an aerial satellite view.

April 3, 2005

Milepost 2005 released
"The Milepost," first published in 1949 as a 72-page guide to the rugged, year-old road through the Last Frontier, is the epitome of the latter. Named for the Alaska Highway's mile markers, the annual guide has grown to nearly 800 pages, covering Canada's Yukon Territory and western Northwest Territories as well as major access routes in British Columbia and Alberta.

Recession, famine and war seen if oil demand outstrips supply
If rising petroleum demand meets falling supply before new energy sources are ready, government officials say, a world that runs on oil could face cataclysmic consequences ranging from recessions to famine and even war.

April 2, 2005

Canadian firm starts drilling for gas near Lincoln, Montana
A Canadian company is drilling one of the deepest and most expensive wildcat wells in Montana, betting that at the bottom of its 15,000-foot hole will be enough natural gas to cover the $10 million investment.