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 DOE-Sponsored Mississippi Project Hits 1-Million-Ton Milestone for Injected CO2Thursday, November 05, 2009A large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) storage project in Mississippi has become the fifth worldwide to reach the important milestone of more than 1 million tons injected. As a result, it is helping to both further carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a mitigation strategy for global climate change and move forward G-8 recommendations for launching 20 projects of this type internationally by 2010. read more » Water: Coalbed methane decision adds salt to Montana farmers' wounds Tuesday, November 03, 2009Roger Muggli has worked his family's 1,700-acre farm in east Montana almost the entire length of his 61 years, and he considers the nearby Tongue River to be the very lifeblood of his alfalfa and barley crops. But three years ago, something happened to the river's water, Muggli said, as routine irrigation began turning the Custer County farm's once-rich soil the consistency of mayonnaise. read more » Air Pressure Changes Trigger LandslidesMonday, November 02, 2009A river of rock and soil nearly 2.5 miles long and 1,000 feet wide, the Slumgullion landslide winds like an earthy freight train down the hills of southwestern Colorado. But this incredible force of nature is swayed by the tiniest push. read more » U.S. water use down but migration to West a concernFriday, October 30, 2009Steady migration to the hot and dry Western states along with water use by coal and nuclear plants are undermining conservation efforts that have kept U.S. water use steady in recent years, a study said on Thursday. read more » Where Land Slides, Trying to Learn Why Tuesday, October 20, 2009Water bottle in hand, Dennis Staley crouched over a patch of ground, cleared away surface soil with a finger and poured a couple of drops on the exposed layer. read more » |
