Tag: oil
Competition heats up in the melting Arctic, and the US isn’t...
Rockford Weitz, Tufts University
For decades, the frozen Arctic was little more than a footnote in global economic competition,...
Oil: why higher prices will complicate the energy transition
Jorge Guira, University of Reading
The oil price is on a rollercoaster. Having crashed into negative territory just last...
Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles...
Thomas H. Goebel, University of Memphis
The way companies drill for oil and gas and dispose of wastewater can trigger earthquakes, at times in unexpected...
When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
Stephanie Malin, Colorado State University
Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not...
It’s time for states that grew rich from oil, gas and...
Bradley Handler, Colorado School of Mines; Matt Henry, University of Wyoming, and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines
These are very challenging times for U.S....
Trump greenlights drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but will...
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
The Trump administration has announced that it is opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas...
Routine gas flaring is wasteful, polluting and undermeasured
Gunnar W. Schade, Texas A&M University
If you’ve driven through an area where companies extract oil and gas from shale formations, you’ve probably seen...
Both conservatives and liberals want a green energy future, but for...
Deidra Miniard, Indiana University; Joe Kantenbacher, Indiana University, and Shahzeen Attari, Indiana University
Political divisions are a growing fixture in the United States today, whether...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
