Geology News - September 2006

Interesting geology articles and earth science news from around the world. Stories are archived monthly. All links are to external sites.

September 27, 2006

Dinosaurs experienced wild shifts in climate
Drastic climate change wasn't always our fault. In fact, wild swings in the average temperature of the Earth were going on in the time of the dinosaurs.

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September 26, 2006

Carbon tax a necessary element
Options are available for diminishing our role in global warming. For example, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Alberta Geological Survey are currently evaluating the huge potential of carbon sequestration.

September 25, 2006

Forecasts vary on future of energy
"We're never going to run out of oil," said Tinker, Texas' state geologist, as well as the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin.

September 20, 2006

Leaky ditches key to Stillwater County, Montana, groundwater
A boom in subdivisions along the Yellowstone River corridor hasn't had much effect on groundwater in Stillwater County, according to a report soon to be released through the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology.

September 19, 2006

U.S. Congress needs to wake up to nuclear waste disposal
And what is the key to geology? “What makes Yucca Mountain such a good site is, in the formation below the repository, are naturally occurring zeolites

September 18, 2006

A myth-busting hydrogeologist says groundwater is safe and abundant
Albertans require a much more thorough educational grounding in groundwater.

September 14, 2006

Oil and gas, mining mergers take centre stage
Corporate Canada is playing a giant game of "Let's make a Deal," with mergers in both the oil and gas sector and gold mining.

September 10, 2006

USF Geology professors say earthquake was a surprise
Shockwaves were felt from Louisiana to Florida.

Diamond explorers under the gun
Investment in diamond exploration is starting to dry up and it will take a major discovery to reverse the trend.

September 9, 2006

Quake warning turns into a hoax for Assam
After hours of panic and utter chaos, Assam limped back to normalcy as a Madras University geologist’s prediction of a high magnitude earthquake in Assam on Friday proved wrong.

September 6, 2006

Surprising release of metals from CO₂ storage
Preliminary geochemical data from the first U.S. project to inject CO₂ offer a cautionary note on CO₂ storage.

September 1, 2006

Coastal development threatens Britain's geology
Planners and developers must consider England's geological riches to prevent coastal development and flood defences from destroying landscapes,