There really is gold in those hills – enough for a king’s ransom. Scotgold Resources Ltd has just been given planning permission to open Scotland’s first gold mine since gold was mined 500 years ago at Leadhills to make the Scottish crown jewels. Now the University of Leicester is involved in the search for the next natural treasure trove.
Queens College Geology Professor Stephen Pekar will participate in four panel discussions that are part of a huge 24-hour worldwide multimedia event created by Al Gore on climate change called the “Climate Reality Project.” Prof. Pekar ‘s panels will be streamed live on Sept 15 at 9 am, 12 noon, 1 pm, and 3pm.
A shale formation has about 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas, according to the report from the United States Geological Survey.
A shale formation has about 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas, according to the report from the United States Geological Survey.
A shale formation has about 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas, according to the report from the United States Geological Survey.
WASHINGTON -- Federal geologists published new estimates this week for the amount of natural gas that exists in a giant rock formation known as the Marcellus Shale, which stretches from New York to Virginia.
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A shale formation has about 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas, according to the report from the United States Geological Survey.
A shale formation has about 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas, according to the report from the United States Geological Survey.
A team of Australian and British geologists has discovered fossilized, single-celled organisms that are 3.4 billion years old, which they say are the oldest known fossils on Earth.
