U.S. Geological Survey officials said in a news release today that oil shale resources in Western Colorado’s Piceance Basin are more than 50 percent larger today than they were in 1989. “For the first time in 20 years, we have an updated assessment of in-place oil shale in the Piceance Basin of Colorado,” said Secretary [...]
USGS Assessment: Large Quantities of Oil Shale Resources Available in Colorado’s Piceance Basin
April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
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USGS Map Shows Epicenter in Olney, Illinois
April 18th, 2008 · 9 Comments
A U.S. Geological Survey map (below) shows the epicenter of the earthquake that awakened people as far away as St. Louis at approximately 4:40 a.m. this morning was located at or near Olney, Ill. UPDATE 4-18-08 7:27 a.m. Central: Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey have updated the information about the earthquake, estimating it measured [...]
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