According to the National Highway Transportation Authority, an average of 38 children die each year because someone drove off and left them in a car in the sun. That’s one child every nine days. In almost all cases, their adult was stressed and balancing a number of issues. They put the baby in the car …
FRANCIS KOSTER: Gas leaks help paint our planet black Read More »
(Top panel) Fit to Doppler parameter distribution and Lyman-alpha forest column density distribution function at z=0.1 assuming a maximum contribution of dark photon heating to linewidths. The contours show the projection of the 68% and 95% intervals for the mass and the mixing parameter of the dark photon. Colors correspond to different assumptions about the …
(Top panel) Fit to Doppler parameter distribution and Lyman-alpha forest column density distribution function at z=0.1 assuming a maximum contribution of dark photon heating to linewidths. The contours show the projection of the 68% and 95% intervals for the mass and the mixing parameter of the dark photon. Colors correspond to different assumptions about the …
A newly weighed exoplanet has left astronomers deeply perplexed. After taking measurements on a very young, Jupiter-sized exoplanet named HD-114082b, scientists found that its properties don’t exactly match either of the two popular models of gas giant planet formation. In short, it is much too heavy for its age. “Compared to currently accepted models, HD-114082b …
A gas giant exoplanet has been discovered with twice the density of Earth Read More »
MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s most active gas driller did not contest criminal charges on Tuesday, closing a landmark environmental case against a company that prosecutors say polluted a community’s drinking water. rural 14 years ago, then tried to escape responsibility. Residents of the small hub of Dimock in northeast Pennsylvania say they went more …
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A computer-generated image showing a dark protostellar disk seen in profile at 90 degrees to the jets (orange) emanating from the poles of a young star. These disks are thought to be the precursors of planetary systems, with planets forming as the dust coalesces. RIKEN researchers may have spotted gas giant planet embryos in a …
Nascent gas giant planets could be lurking in a dusty disk Read More »
Angela Carter, a climate and energy policy researcher at the University of Waterloo, says Newfoundland betting on an oil and gas economic recovery isn’t the best move. (Radio Canada) As the COP27 climate summit draws to a close, experts around the world and in Newfoundland and Labrador say now is the time to start planning …
Although scientists continue to insist that the planet must break free from its dependence on oil, gas and coal to effectively combat climate change, hydrocarbon development projects continue to emerge. Several countries, cities and NGOs are calling for a non-proliferation treaty on fossil fuels. In the next few years, multinationals such as Qatar Energy, Gazprom, …
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A vent from an underground natural gas storage well in western Pennsylvania has spewed massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for more than 11 days and attempts to plug the leak have so far failed. Owner Equitrans Midstream said the well at its Rager Mountain storage facility, located in a rural area about …
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The head of one of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers has called for an industry crackdown on fugitive emissions, saying it doesn’t make sense for companies to let their product leak out. Key points: BP chief executive Bernard Looney says leaking gas wells are a ‘huge’ environmental and economic problem Methane emissions account …
