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Geotimes November 2004 Timothy S. Collett	Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Resource With higher natural gas prices and forecasts of tight supply, new projects are pushing forward to better understand the geologic, engineering and economic factors controlling the ultimate energy resource potential of gas hydrates.
Geotimes May 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	The drilling footprint on the North Slope Deciding whether or not to develop new areas, such as ANWR, will always be a trade-off. Good engineering design is usually good environmentally. Still, no matter how careful you are, if you go into an untouched area, there's nothing you can do to prevent impact other than to stay out completely.
Geotimes March 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	No lockup on gas in the West On federal lands in the Rocky Mountain region, the story is gas -- natural gas and lots of it. And most of the area's natural gas is available with minimal leasing restrictions, according to a government survey released in January.
Geotimes November 2003	Energy bill locked in Senate An unlikely coalition of Republican senators from New England and the rest of the Senate's Democrats refused to end debate on the bill and take a final vote. A look at some of the provisions of the bill.
Geotimes August 2004 Jay Chapman	Wide Open West For years, the oil and gas industry has complained about limited or restricted access to energy resources in the American West. A new investigative report, however, turns this argument on its head.
Geotimes December 2005	Highlights 2005 -- Energy Gas Prices Keep Rising... Congress Passes Energy Bill...
Geotimes December 2004 Frank T. Manheim	U.S. Offshore Oil Industry: New perspectives on an old conflict A stalemate between environmentalists and industry has inhibited current U.S. offshore oil and gas leasing. Now, Norway -- a country with a very different environmental and offshore drilling history -- could shed light on how to move forward.
Geotimes July 2004	Two Suits on Land Use Lease sale in Alaska... Gas exploration in Utah... Mineral Resource of the Month: Feldspar...
Geotimes July 2005 Linda Rowan	The Energy Bill: Is It Big and Broad Enough? Unfortunately, the House bill falls short of achieving a comprehensive national energy policy and will do little to prevent a potential global energy crisis.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz	The 2006 Elections: Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Rick Santorum responds to questions about U.S. manufacturing.
Geotimes January 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Arctic Not a Refuge for Oil The United States shouldn't lose OPEC's number just yet: The Arctic contains far less undiscovered oil than previously thought, according to a new study.
Smithsonian October 2005 Scott Wallace	ANWR: The Great Divide The renewed debate over drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hits home for the two Native groups nearest the nature preserve.
Geotimes February 2006 Steven Quane	The Great Washington Rift Is the bipartisan support for the Peak Oil Caucus' H.R. 507, which expresses the desire for the US to collaborate with international allies to establish a new project to address the challenges of peak oil, mending the Great Washington Rift?
Geotimes October 2004	The Geoscience Vote Slippery Slope for Drilling in Alaska... Managing Federal Lands... The Evolving Debate Over Teaching Evolution... Funding and the Fate of NASA... Climate Tipping Point... etc.
Geotimes April 2003 Scott W. Tinker	Oil and Gas Research at a Critical Juncture Energy efficiency, environmental well-being, economic stability, health of the future energy workforce, supply distribution, U.S. and global security and mitigation of an energy crises are all reasons that U.S. policies should support a "decarbonization" of global energy.
Geotimes December 2006	Top Energy News Stories of 2006 Offshore drilling debate unresolved... Tensions in Latin America energy sector... etc.
Reason May 2006 Ronald Bailey	Peak Oil Panic Is the planet running out of gas? If it is, what should the Bush administration do about it?
Geotimes August 2003 Greg Peterson	Greenspan calls for gas imports Over the past year, the demand for natural gas in the United States has outstripped supply. On June 10, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, called for an increase in natural gas imports.
Geotimes December 2006 Linda Rowan	A Look Back at the 109th Congress: Like Oil and Water Congress had a year marked by short-term decision-making, in which large emergency spending maintained status quo when it came to natural hazards and energy legislation.
Geotimes June 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Raining hydrocarbons in the Gulf Below the Gulf of Mexico, hydrocarbons flow upward through an intricate network of conduits and reservoirs. They start in thin layers of source rock and, from there, buoyantly rise to the surface.
Geotimes November 2006 Carolyn Gramling	Mark D. Myers: Politics, Pipelines and Permafrost The former head of the Oil and Gas Division of Alaska's Department of Natural Resources is heading back down to the lower 48 to be confirmed as the new director of the USGS.
Geotimes February 2006	Budget Blues and Bonuses In his State of the Union Address, President Bush gave the public a sneak-peak at his funding priorities for fiscal year 2007 in the sciences: In a nutshell... Renewable resources, alternative energy shifts... Other basic research... etc.
Salon.com September 27, 2001 Damien Cave	Oily insecurity Will the war on terrorism require drilling for oil in pristine Alaska?
Geotimes March 2004 Sara Pratt	A Fresh Angle on Oil Drilling Now, horizontal drilling seems more relevant than ever. With the ongoing debate about opening up more of Alaska's North Slope to oil exploration, the discussion often turns to new technologies that may have the potential to make oil extraction more efficient, more cost effective and more environmentally sound.
Geotimes May 2003 David Applegate	Another Stab at Energy Legislation With Republicans now in control of both chambers, energy legislation is a top priority of the House and Senate leadership.
Outside February 2004 David Masiel	Crude Reality As the brutal battle over proposed drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge grinds on, a former oil worker returns to the North Slope in search of the truth about the pro-exploration argument. His conclusion? (Brace yourself.) The unthinkable is the right thing to do.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Strong Prices, Strong Profits at Occidental Soaring oil prices lead to soaring profits for this oil and gas producer. Should energy prices continue to creep higher and new production come online as expected, the stock could still have some room left for investors.
Chemistry World November 1, 2011 Rebecca Trager	Pilot Seeks to Thaw Methane Hydrate Promise The question of whether natural gas locked in ice, known as methane hydrates, can help the world keep pace with its growing demand for energy will soon become clearer.
Geotimes December 2004 Megan Sever	Alaska's New Pipeline For close to 30 years, people have been working to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope to the lower 48 states. In October, Congress finally gave the go-ahead by authorizing the construction of the pipeline.
Popular Mechanics April 2008 Brad Reagan	America @ $100/Barrel: How Long Will the Oil Last? Major discoveries of oil within our own borders could help reduce foreign imports.
Geotimes December 2004 Naomi Lubick	Global Oil Hot Spots As consumers continue to face higher gas prices at the pump, petroleum geologists continue to search the world for oil and natural gas.
Salon.com October 29, 2001 Damien Cave	Stuck in the Gulf Could Central Asian oil, piped through a rebuilt Afghanistan, wean the West from the Mideast? Chances are slim...
Geotimes October 2004 Dere, Martin & Wallace	Energy Issues Take Center Stage in Senate Races Earth science issues, such as the future of Yucca Mountain or petroleum drilling in Alaska, may not take center stage in the minds of many voters, but they do figure into some prominent U.S. Senate races this year.
Geotimes December 2006 Megan Sever	Energy Economics: Global Supply and Demand: Q&A with John Felmy An interview with the chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute about the energy market over the last year.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Adam J. Crawford	A Crude Crisis? Can oil companies keep pace with rising demand?
Geotimes November 2007 Erin Wayman	No Arctic Drilling for Shell? A summer filled with legal setbacks is preventing Shell Oil Company from conducting exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea offshore of northern Alaska.
The Family Room Gary Foreman	Why 'Gas Out' Won't Work ...email encouraging people to support a 'Gas Out' from April 7 to 9th. Everyone would refuse to buy gas those days...
Geotimes December 2005 William L. Fisher	Energy Outlook 2005 Analysts say political events and natural disasters might well interrupt world oil supplies, but lack of resources and production capability should not. Beyond oil, other energy sources will be creating their own economies in the near future.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Anderson et. al	The Bright Side Of $40 A Barrel Just when you think commodity prices can't go higher, the market proves otherwise. The stubbornly high prices are finally encouraging companies to explore, develop, and produce more oil and natural gas.
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Palmeri & Coy	Is There Plenty Of Oil? Thanks to a combination of higher prices, increased exploration and production spending, and improved technology, oil supplies are poised to grow much faster than they have in recent years.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 W.D. Crotty	The Other Side of Oil Most people think oil companies are awash in cash -- until they look at the balance sheet.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Stanley Reed	Why You Should Worry About Big Oil Beyond the fat profits, the oil giants are surprisingly vulnerable worldwide. That's bad news for business - and consumers.
Chemistry World November 24, 2014 Hepeng Jia	China looks to alternative hydrocarbons to fuel its future China is quickening its efforts to explore alternative energy sources ranging from 'flammable ice' to shale gas, although technological bottlenecks and environmental concerns are hampering efforts to commercialize them.
Geotimes June 2004 Naomi Lubick	Tapping Methane Hydrates in the Gulf The research program in the Gulf of Mexico, officially known as the Chevron Texaco-Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Industry Project, will assess the threats of drilling through unstable methane hydrate and other gas deposits, from collapsed boreholes to the potential to destabilize offshore slopes.
Geotimes July 2005 Hirsch et al.	Peaking of World Oil Production: Is the Wolf Near? We are finding less and less oil in spite of vigorous efforts, suggesting that nature may not have much more to provide. As such, many credible analysts have recently become much more pessimistic about the possibility of finding the huge new reserves needed to meet growing world demand.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Robert Aronen	Oil Sands Set to Explode With abundant speculation surrounding the oil sands, where are the best investment ideas? Suncor... EnCana... Canadian Natural Resources Limited... etc.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Jean Graham	Book Review: "Twilight in the Desert" In this book, Matthew Simmons has written a pivotal and accessible work confronting the complacent notion that there is an inexhaustible supply of oil to be readily tapped when needed.
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Geotimes July 2006 Rasoul Sorkhabi	Energy Problems Need Energy Solutions A sensible energy policy should plan to heal, not worsen, our country's addiction to oil. This can be achieved by reducing our oil consumption, and diversifying our energy sources to create an "energy-mix" market. Both strategies are necessary.