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- Copper, “The New Oil”? Sat, 21 Oct 23, 12:00amGuest “There’s copper in them thar hills” by David Middleton Copper Is Critical for America’s New Energy Economy By Andy Kireta, Jr.October 18, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) new…
- Applying Scale and Context to 2023’s “Record” High Temperatures Wed, 4 Oct 23, 12:00pmGuest “geological scale and context” by David Middleton, 2023 has been a hot year… We have the makings of a super-El Niño and an unprecedented injection of water vapor into…
- Biden Admin Hosted ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ Seminars That Warned Scientists About ‘Disrespecting’ Spirits: REPORT Sun, 10 Sep 23, 11:00amOn the state level, Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Deputy Director M. Kaleo Manuel advocated for “indigenous knowledge” and delayed a request for water diversion to fight the Maui wildfires due...
- Polar Bear No Closer to Extinction Than It Was 18 Years Ago as Arctic Sea Ice Resists ‘Tipping Point’ Thu, 22 Sep 22, 3:00pmAll predictions of disaster aside, in fact the polar bear is no closer to extinction than it was in 2005 as Arctic sea ice again steadfastly resists slipping past a catastrophic ‘tipping point’ — or the ‘death...
- Haynesville Shale: Record Natural Gas Production Sat, 16 Apr 22, 7:00amGuest “Fracking A, Bubba,” by David Middleton The Haynesville Shale (technically Haynesville/Bossier) in northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana is the third largest natural gas play, in terms of production rate…
- Hayneville Shale: Record Natural Gas Production Sat, 16 Apr 22, 7:00amGuest “Fracking A, Bubba,” by David Middleton The Haynesville Shale (technically Haynesville/Bossier) in northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana is the third largest natural gas play, in terms of production rate…
- Add Helium to the Supply Chain Crisis List Tue, 12 Apr 22, 11:00pmGuest “Everything you never wanted to know about helium” by David Middleton Free-For-All In Helium Market Could Send Prices Sky-HighBy Tom Kool – Mar 30, 2022 The gas that is…
- Save the Whales… Or Save the Planet? Tue, 28 Dec 21, 1:00pmGuest “Did the whales do this on porpoise?” by David Middleton Vineyard Wind Harpooned By New Federal Lawsuit By Robert BryceDecember 27, 2021 Despite more than a decade of hype and…
- Alaska polar bear researchers claim poor sea ice limited spring field work in 2021 more than 2019 Fri, 8 Oct 21, 8:00pmThe reporter tries to paint a picture of polar bears suffering harm from these recent conditions but in fact there is no published data from the Southern Beaufort after 2016, and any effects claimed to have been documented...
- “USGS Gets Politics Out of Climate Forecasts” Fri, 1 Jan 21, 9:00pmGuest “another thing lost in the November coup” by David Middleton USGS Director Jim Reilly authored a recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal… USGS Gets Politics Out of…
- Kilauea: Biggest Eruption Since 2018 Tue, 22 Dec 20, 1:00pmGuest “geology” by David Middleton The world’s most active volcano is at it again… Happening now: a new eruption of Kīlauea inside Halemaʻumaʻu See live webcams inside Halemaʻumaʻu, courtesy of…
- USGS: First “Unified Geologic Map of the Moon” Mon, 25 May 20, 3:00amGuest “how about that geology fans?” by David Middleton USGS Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Geologic Map of the Moon Release Date: APRIL 20, 2020 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz...
- Peak Oil Postponed Again: “USGS Identifies Largest Continuous Oil and Gas Resource Potential Ever”… And it’s in the Permian Basin Sat, 8 Dec 18, 6:00amGuest congratulating by David Middleton USGS Announces Largest Continuous Oil Assessment in Texas and New Mexico Release Date: NOVEMBER 28, 2018 Estimates Include 46.3 Billion Barrels of Oil, 281 Trillion Cubic feet of Natural...
- U.S. Climate Resilience Tool Kit: Greenland Stays Frozen in 2100… Even Under RCP8.5 Sat, 1 Dec 18, 1:46amGuest DIY by David Middleton It looks like at least some of this money was well-spent. I stumbled across something very useful yesterday on Climate-Dot-Gov’s U.S. Climate Resilience Tool Kit page. The widget generates...
- USGS issues first USA Volcano Threat Assessment in over a decade Thu, 25 Oct 18, 7:30am18 volcanoes in the USA are classified as “very high threat”, many are in the Pacific Northwest. The United States has 161 young, active volcanoes within its borders. Since 1980, there have been 120 eruptions...