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USGS Releases Selenium Modeling Framework for Montana and British Columbia’s Lake Koocanusa

USGS Releases Selenium Modeling Framework for Montana and British Columbia’s Lake Koocanusa

Resource managers, regulators, and stakeholders of Montana and British Columbia’s Lake Koocanusa now have a new approach for understanding the...

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Assessments Evolved: USGS Coal Research in the 21st Century

Assessments Evolved: USGS Coal Research in the 21st Century

Although often associated with helping fuel the Nation’s growth during the Industrial Revolution, coal is very much part of our space-age present. In...

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Exploring Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Source

Exploring Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Source

In the past decade, the development of the Barnett, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, and other shales has dominated the national consciousness regarding natural...

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EarthWord–Gas Hydrate

EarthWord–Gas Hydrate

No, this EarthWord isn’t how natural gas quenches its thirst-it just sounds like it...

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When Ice Yields Fire

When Ice Yields Fire

When can ice yield fire? That’s the burning question at the heart of one of USGS’s longest-running research programs to date: the exploration of gas...

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EarthWord–Discovery

EarthWord–Discovery

Eureka often accompanies this EarthWord.

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EarthWord–Thermal Maturity

EarthWord–Thermal Maturity

No, this EarthWord isn’t a trait of adult petroleum basins, but it is related to how old they are...

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Forecasting the World’s Energy Resources

Forecasting the World’s Energy Resources

It is difficult to overstate the importance of energy to the American economy.  Managing this vital sector depends on knowing how many energy...

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EarthWord–Cracking

EarthWord–Cracking

This EarthWord is probably what you’ve been doing thanks to our fantastic puns...

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EarthWord–Continuous Resources

EarthWord–Continuous Resources

This EarthWord may sound infinite, but it actually refers to a type of finite resource...

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New Uranium Mineral Named for USGS Scientist

New Uranium Mineral Named for USGS Scientist

Everyone’s seen the news–scientists discover a new species of fly and name it for Beyonce; scientists discover a new species of monkey and auction its...

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Helicopter Study to Map Beneath Mountain Watershed Near Crested Butte

Helicopter Study to Map Beneath Mountain Watershed Near Crested Butte

Editor:  In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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