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 Aquifer mysteries hold key to effects of uranium miningMonday, February 08, 2010The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday a decision about whether Powertech USA will be permitted to conduct an aquifer pump test for its proposed Centennial Project uranium mine northeast of Fort Collins will be announced by mid-April. read more » Google, U.S. agency team up on map projectMonday, February 08, 2010A partnership between Google and the U.S. Geological Survey has led to a new way to look at watershed boundaries - and South Dakota is the first state to have its data viewable on Google Earth. read more » Climate scientists hit out at 'sloppy' melting glaciers errorMonday, February 08, 2010Climate scientists who worked on the UN panel on global warming have hit out at "sloppy" colleagues from other disciplines who introduced a mistake about melting glaciers into the landmark 2007 report. read more » UTS cuts reserves on environmental costs Monday, February 08, 2010In the first signal that Alberta's new oil sands rules could be costly, UTS Energy Corp. (UTS-T2.540.020.79%) said it has trimmed its oil sands reserves because complying with environmental regulations will make them too expensive to extract. The proposed Fort Hills oil sands project will be unable to economically mine 490 million barrels of crude if it abides by standards for treating mine waste that Alberta released last year, UTS said Friday. read more » Carbon Capture & Storage: The Science Beneath Us & The Controversy Before UsMonday, February 08, 2010Public pressure continues to grow for the Alberta government to address the issue of global warming caused by greenhouse gasses, and in response, the province is embarking upon a multi-billion dollar experiment. read more » |
