California Gas

Most Popular: 11/18 to 11/24

Inaccurate News Reports about Newberry Caldera and Salton Buttes [1]

Life Beneath the Seafloor [2]

Not Caused by Fracking [3]

Rare Earth Elements in Arizona? [4]

Stolen Petroglyphs [5]

Dispute: Natural Gas Under Natural Gas Storage Fields [6]

Volcano Movies [7]

[1] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/fearmongering-speculation-newberry-salton-buttes/
[2] http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126049&WT_mc_id=USNSF_51&WT_mc_ev=click
[3] http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/ceus/usb0006klz/aftershocks.php
[4] http://arizonageology.blogspot.com/2012/11/rethinking-rare-earth-element-potential.html
[5] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-petroglyphs-theft-20121119,0,6886011.story
[6] http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/11/gas_storage_fields_complicatin.html
[7] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/your-guide-to-volcanoes-in-movies/

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Does Fracking in California Take Less Water than in Pennsylvania?

An article on the SFGate.com website reports that the hydraulic fracturing being done in California uses much less water than what is being done in Pennsylvania. However, when rock type, horizontal leg length, type of production and other factors are …

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State Crude Oil Trends

Five states account for over 50% of the USA’s crude oil production with production rapidly increasing in Texas and North Dakota.

More at Energy Information Administration.

Gas Pipeline Failure Triggers Landslide

A natural gas pipeline in California ruptured during a pressure test, triggering a landslide that blocked part of I-280.

More at Palo Alto Online.

Consumers Angry about $2.2B Pipeline Modernization Plan

The news is full of articles about decaying US infrastructure and natural gas pipeline leaks and explosions. However, when PG&E proposed a major pipeline modernization plan it was met with angry consumers.

More at Mercury News.