'Fracking' Mobilizes Uranium in Marcellus Shale, UB Research Finds
Scientific and political disputes over drilling Marcellus shale for natural gas have focused primarily on the environmental effects of pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep...
View ArticleEARTH: Great Lakes geologic sunken treasure
Shipwreck enthusiasts find a bounty of nautical relics preserved in the chilly depths of the Great Lakes. But only within the last decade have explorers and scientists begun to reveal the secrets of a...
View ArticleBoom in fracking for oil and gas recovery sparks new technology
With a technology called "fracking" sparking energy booms - and controversy - worldwide, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) describes advances in the workhorse materials used to produce oil and...
View ArticleDuke study offers 7 safeguards for hydraulic fracturing
A new report by Duke University researchers offers several health and environmental measures for North Carolina lawmakers to consider as they debate legalizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic...
View ArticleStudy shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health
In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for...
View ArticleSMU's David Blackwell touts nationwide geothermal energy potential at Capitol...
SMU Geothermal energy expert David Blackwell gave a Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday, March 27, on the growing opportunities for geothermal energy production in the United States, calling "unconventional"...
View ArticleFracking requires a minimum distance of at least 0.6 kilometers from...
The chances of rogue fractures due to shale gas fracking operations extending beyond 0.6 kilometres from the injection source is a fraction of one percent, according to new research led by Durham...
View ArticleGlobal investment in renewable energy powers to record $257 billion
Solar generation surged past wind power to become the renewable energy technology of choice for global investors in 2011. (2012-06-11)
View ArticleThe ecology of natural gas
"Fracking" stories about shale gas extraction hit the news daily, fueling a growing conflagration between environmental protectionism and economic interests. (2012-07-13)
View ArticleCleaner fracking
The technology that opened a wealth of new natural gas resources in the U.S. is producing millions of gallons of dirty water - enough from one typical gas well to cover a football field to a depth of...
View ArticleHydro-fracking: Fact vs. fiction
In communities across the U.S., people are hearing more and more about a controversial oil and gas extraction technique called hydraulic fracturing - aka, hydro-fracking. (2012-11-06)
View ArticleMercyhurst's Dausey calls Pa. 'experimental fracking mecca'
"Pennsylvania has opened up its doors to fracking in ways that many other states in the U.S. have not," said David Dausey, Ph.D., chair of the Mercyhurst University Public Health Department. (2012-11-13)
View ArticleDNA Analysis of Microbes in a Fracking Site Yields Surprises
Researchers have made a genetic analysis of the microbes living deep inside a deposit of Marcellus Shale at a hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," site, and uncovered some surprises. (2012-12-04)
View ArticleThe bright future for natural gas in the United States
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," has changed the energy landscape. We can now affordably produce natural gas from previously inaccessible rock formations, which has led to increasing natural gas...
View ArticleAnalysis of Marcellus flowback finds high levels of ancient brines
Brine water that flows back from gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region after hydraulic fracturing is many times more salty than seawater, with high contents of various elements, including radium and...
View ArticleResearchers: Online science news needs careful study
A science-inclined audience and wide array of communications tools make the Internet an excellent opportunity for scientists hoping to share their research with the world. (2013-01-04)
View ArticleAnother tiny miracle: Graphene oxide soaks up radioactive waste
Graphene oxide has a remarkable ability to quickly remove radioactive material from contaminated water, researchers at Rice University and Lomonosov Moscow State University have found. (2013-01-09)
View ArticleAnalysis of fracking wastewater yields some surprises
Hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are producing less wastewater per unit of gas recovered than conventional wells would. (2013-01-22)
View ArticleNew tool for mining bacterial genome for novel drugs
Vanderbilt biochemists have discovered that the process bacteria undergo when they become drug resistant can act as a powerful tool for drug discovery. (2013-01-28)
View ArticleEngineering algae to make the 'wonder material' nanocellulose for biofuels...
Genes from the family of bacteria that produce vinegar, Kombucha tea and nata de coco have become stars in a project - which scientists today said has reached an advanced stage - that would turn algae...
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