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Responses to 'Are There Benefits to Climate Change?'

Space doesn’t allow us to include all the responses to last month’s article covering Gregory Wrightstone’s talk at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, “How Rising Temperatures and Increasing CO2 Are Benefitting the Planet and the Human Condition,” nor some of the responses in their entirety.

Added on 01 September, 2018

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Louisiana Coastal Loss Drives 'Environmental Disenfranchisement'

The coastal region of the Mississippi River Delta is rapidly deteriorating, but the Louisiana State University Coastal Studies Institute is working to reverse the trend.

Added on 01 September, 2018

Explorer Division Column EMD By Wayne K. Camp

EMD's Plans for the Future

I am pleased to serve as president of the Energy Minerals Division for 2018-19. My main goals for this year are to provide frequent, easily accessible, relevant, high-quality technical content, and to improve our member engagement and communication with the regions, local societies and other geological associations.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Denise Cox

The Role of Petroleum in Sustainable Development

The petroleum industry plays a critical role in sustainable energy development. Oil and natural gas production underpins the global economy, promotes energy security, enriches communities and enables environmental stewardship.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

'Energy Opportunities' Signals Bright Oil Future for Latin America

Bid rounds, new technologies and the region’s energy future will be topics of discussion at the Energy Opportunities Conference, Exhibition and Business-to-Business Session in Cartagena, Colombia from Aug. 22-23. “We are moving beyond our technical arena to explore regulatory aspects, industry-government collaboration, industry- community relations, plus looking to the future of alternative energy and technologies,” said Victor Vega, Latin America and Caribbean Region immediate past president and general vice chair for Energy Opportunities.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

'Energy Opportunities' Signals Bright Oil Future for Latin America

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

Are There Benefits to Climate Change?

News reports and editorials about human- caused climate change are a daily feature of modern life, as politicians, environmental activists and industry leaders grapple over how to mitigate or avert the expected global catastrophe to ensue. Gregory R. Wrightstone takes a different view.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

From Antarctica to the World

Antarctica is not known for its hospitable environment or its warmth. But for Paola Tello Guerrero, an oil and gas physicist-turned-environmental activist, Antarctica represents connection, passion and inspiration. The icy continent lit an inner fire that she is taking around the world.

Added on 01 August, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Denise Cox

Sustainable Development in Energy and AAPG

While there is a diversity of views about the topics and terms of sustainable energy development, these are the trends that are shaping our industry, and because we’re a global industry it affects every one of us. AAPG must recognize these trends and engage its current and future members in the discussion.

Added on 01 July, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Solving the Riddle of Shale

Shale has already revolutionized American energy production, and Switch Energy Alliance Chair Scott Tinker says we’re only beginning to unlock its mysteries.

Added on 01 July, 2018

DL Abstract By Jennifer Wilcox

The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-Zero Carbon Goals

President Biden has laid out a bold and ambitious goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the United States by 2050. The pathway to that target includes cutting total greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and eliminating them entirely from the nation’s electricity sector by 2035. The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management will play an important role in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by reducing the environmental impacts of fossil energy production and use – and helping decarbonize other hard-to abate sectors.

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Added on 20 July, 2022

DL Abstract By Alex Simms

Interactions Between Ice Sheets and Relative Sea Levels: Lessons From Antarctica and NW Scotland

Local sea-level changes are not simply a function of global ocean volumes but also the interactions between the solid Earth, the Earth’s gravitational field and the loading and unloading of ice sheets. Contrasting behaviors between Antarctica and Scotland highlight how important the geologic structure beneath the former ice sheets is in determining the interactions between ice sheets and relative sea levels.

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Added on 21 July, 2022

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