| Should the US Export Natural Gas? - Tue, 22 May 2012 13:58:45 +0000 |
| The United States has a glut of natural gas and prices are much higher in other parts of the work – especially Asia. Should the United States begin exporting natural gas as LNG. That would generate income but would also raise the price of gas in the United States., |
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| Wildfire Hydrology & Hazard - Tue, 22 May 2012 12:02:43 +0000 |
| This open-file report presents materials from the 2012 Southwest Wildfire Hydrology & Hazards Workshop, including the workshop schedule, presentation abstracts, and a list of attendees. The oral presentations and posters are part of this report and are available for viewing., |
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| Solar Eclipse Photos from Grand Canyon - Tue, 22 May 2012 11:52:26 +0000 |
| NASA has a webpage with photos taken of Sunday’s annular solar eclipse from the rim of the Grand Canyon., |
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| Solar Eclipse Video (7 seconds) - Tue, 22 May 2012 11:00:37 +0000 |
| “The joint JAXA/NASA Hinode mission captured this video of an annular eclipse of the Sun on May 20, 2012. During an annular eclipse the moon does not block the entirety of the sun, but leaves a bright ring of light visible at the edges. For the May eclipse, the moon was at the furthest distance [...], |
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| Deaths in Abandoned Mines and Quarries - Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:31 +0000 |
| Abandoned mines and quarries are dangerous places! Every year about 20 to 30 people die in accidents that occur in abandoned mines across the United States. The victims range in age from preschool children to an 85 year-old mining veteran., |
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| New Process for Phosphate Rock - Mon, 21 May 2012 13:34:59 +0000 |
| A new technology for processing low-grade phosphate rock into phosphoric acid for fertilizer production without creating phosphogypsum could increase Florida’s useful phosphate rock resource., |
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| Propane Fracking the Utica Shale in Ohio - Mon, 21 May 2012 13:34:09 +0000 |
| Instead of using 5 to 6 million gallons of water to fracture a well in the Utica Shale of eastern Ohio, a company plans to use LPG (liquid petroleum gas or propane)., |
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| Swiss Alps Landslide - Mon, 21 May 2012 12:48:47 +0000 |
| Video of a massive slope failure in the Swiss Alps., |
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| Deadly Earthquake in Italy - Mon, 21 May 2012 12:28:38 +0000 |
| A magnitude 6.0 earthquake killed several people and caused significant damage in north-central Italy., |
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| SpaceX: Docking With International Space Station - Mon, 21 May 2012 12:21:14 +0000 |
| The launch of a spacecraft owned by private company, SpaceX, has been rescheduled for Tuesday. If successful it will become the first commercial vehicle to transport supplies from Earth to the International Space Station., |
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