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Melting Glaciers Drive Global Warming…and Wars
Melting glaciers mean more than warmer temperatures and rising sea level. Studies focused on the rate at which glaciers are melting provide us with more than just statistics.
Talking Minerals: CNAS Interviews Saleem Ali
Christine Parthemore of the CNAS Natural Security team interviews the author of “Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future.”
Got Gas? Ohio Does!
Currently, natural gas provides 22 percent of America’s energy demand. The Marcellus Shale, in the eastern United States, has caught the eyes of the natural gas industry when this once considered insignificant source may have turned out to be a treasure chest bursting at the seams. With new estimates at 500 trillion cubic feet (10% recoverable), the natural gas reserves of the Marcellus Shale alone are enough to meet American demands for two years.
Paint it Black: Oil in the Gulf
It’s been fifty-six days since an explosion shook the Deepwater Horizon oil rig operated by British Petroleum Plc. Current estimates show an additional 1.7 million gallons of oil are contaminating the Gulf of Mexico every day. With only minimal success in slowing the leak, we still do not have a definitive answer for the exact volume of oil that is creating an oil slick so large that it can be seen from space. In some ways, this could be considered the largest man-made feature ever created.
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