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USGS says Powder River Basin has 35 years of coal left, not 250

USGS says Powder River Basin has 35 years of coal left, not 250 Preface. The USGS did a survey of coal in the U.S. in 1974 and announced that America had 250 years of coal left.  In 2007, the National Research Council wrote a report suggesting 100 years was more likely due to “a combination […]

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Shale Oil Keeps Growing on Trees

Shale Oil Keeps Growing on Trees The United States Geological Society (USGS) today released a report stating there is an estimated 46.3 billion barrels of theoretical, technically recoverable, as yet undiscovered light tight oil reserves in the Wolfcamp, Bone Springs and Avalon shaley carbonate formations in the Delaware Basin of West Texas. Shale oil, it seems, keeps […]

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USGS: Yellowstone Super Volcano Threat Set To ‘HIGH’

USGS: Yellowstone Super Volcano Threat Set To ‘HIGH’ The United States Geological Survey has increased the Yellowstone supervolcano threat to “high.” This is the first time that the USGS has updated its volcano threat assessments list since 2006. The USGS said that 11 of the 18 volcanoes they have classified as a “high threat” or a “very […]

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