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Methane Questions Answered

This Fact Sheet, compiled by the AAPG Division of Environmental Geosciences, addresses groundwater and the Underground Injection Control (UIC) well fracturing concerns under the SDWA.

Added on 01 December, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Are Dust Gusts Killing the Corals?

Actually the question should be 'What is killing?' and the answer is a dirty little surprise.

Added on 01 November, 2000

Explorer Article By Diane Freeman

World Geologists to Provide Aid

An international group of geologists is forming an organization that will provide geological assistance in the event of natural disasters or other worldwide crises, says a Denver geologist who recently attended a professional conference in Spain.

Added on 01 October, 2000

Explorer Article

Frac Regulation Position Proposed Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, an international organization of over 30,000 earth scientists, supports scientifically designed, state-based environmental oversight of hydraulic fracturing treatments for those coalbed methane and other hydrocarbon wells that may occur near zones of potable water.

Added on 01 September, 2000

Explorer Article

Lands Access Position

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), an international organization, is concerned that America's public lands are in danger of being closed to access and multiple use by the American people.

Added on 01 September, 2000

Explorer Article

Supply, Land Position Papers OK'd

Two policy statements concerning issues facing the upstream industry have been approved by the AAPG Executive Committee and a third policy statement on Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing is published to allow member comments prior to the Executive Committee's final approval.

Added on 01 September, 2000

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

Senate Panel Hears AAPG Views

AAPG's message concerning the abundance of gas resources, the current supply crunch and the need to open public lands to exploration was taken to the halls of Congress. G. Warfield 'Skip' Hobbs, of New Canaan, Conn., was invited to testify by Alaska Sen. Frank Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Added on 01 September, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

This Is Thinking Small -- Broadly

A proposed project between the non-profit Geosat Committee Inc. and Chimera Geophysical Corp. would test one of the latest advancements in microseep detection.Through Project MIDAS Geosat is teaming up with Chimera again to test a new remoste sensing tool.

Added on 01 August, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Climate Debate Needs Middle Ground

In the late 1980s and early 1990s the topic of the 'greenhouse effect' emerged, and quickly became perhaps the most important scientific question of the era.

Added on 01 August, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Efforts Continue to 'Save the Rocks'

In this computer age it's easy to lose sight of the all-important fact that those gee whiz computer graphics and models that so beautifully depict the subsurface of the earth still have to start with the basics. The geologic data and rocks.

Added on 01 July, 2000

Field Seminar

Houston, Texas

Saturday, 1 February 2025, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bayou K-12 Educators Hurricane Hike

Everyone in Houston lives within a few miles of a bayou. Some people think of them as permanent, but the bayous are constantly changing, especially during high water events like Hurricane Harvey. This trip is a 2.5 mile walk down a section of Buffalo Bayou where we will look at the archives of past storms and discuss what to do for future storms.

Added on 05 December, 2023

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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