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EMD Commodities and Environmental and Professional Considerations

I. Established Energy Resources & Related Environmental Issues
CommodityIdentified Environmental Considerations
Conventional Oil & Gas Resources (AAPG)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Production Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Brine
Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research & Training

Coal (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Mining Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Certification & Training Programs

Uranium (Nuclear Minerals) (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Recovery / Mining Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other, including Thorium and Helium-3

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

Geothermal Energy (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Development Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

II. Unconventional Energy Resources & Related Environmental Issues
Coalbed Methane (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Development Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

Gas Hydrates (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Development Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

Gas (Tight) Sands (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Development Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

Gas Shales (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Development Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

Oil (Tar) Sands (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Mining Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

Oil Shale (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Exploration
Mining Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Hydrogeology & Water Resources
Environmental Geophysics
Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)

III. Renewable Energy & Related Environmental Issues
Solar Energy (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Resource Evaluation
Installation Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety)
Other

Wind Energy (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Resource Evaluation
Installation Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety
Other

BioMass/BioFuels (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Resource Evaluation
Operations & Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety
Other

Other Energy Resources (EMD Committee)(Environmental and Professional Considerations)

Climate Change
Resource Evaluation
Installation Technology
Economics
Geospatial Information
Other

Environmental Impact
Supporting Research
Training Programs (Professional & Health & Safety
Other



Resource Index
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Includes URLS of local, national, and international geological societies and associations.
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Includes URLs relating to astrogeology, off-world natural resource exploration and development, planet defense, and associated topics.
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Includes URLs relating to natural-resource development and/or environmental remediation.
(6)
Economics, Geospatial Information, Installation Technology, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues, Resource Evaluation...
(64)
Contains URLs dealing with climate-change issues, both political and technical, including CO2 sequestration.
(34)
Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Mining Technology, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(41)
Development Technology, Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(85)
For services and companies of possible interest to AAPG members.
(88)
Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Other, Production Technology, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(112)
Training Related URLs involving Agencies, Colleges, Universities... Non-Science Issues (Creationism, Intelligent Design, etc.).
(24)
Includes URLs relating to mining and environmental topics on natural resource development and industrial remediation.
(24)
Relating to oil & gas and associated EMD and DEG issues via litigation.
(177)
U.S. Departments of: EPA, DOE, BLM, EIA, SPR, USDA, USGS, etc.
(8)
Development Technology, Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(16)
Development Technology, Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(59)
Development Technology, Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(85)
Research Journals, Technical Tools, Databases, Web Portals, Glossaries, Houston Area, Seattle Area, Nationwide.
(42)
Subjects relating to oil & and associated EMD and DEG fields of interest.
(37)
Information that applies to oil & gas and associated EMD and DEG applications.
(9)
Contains information relating to oil & gas and associated EMD and DEG use and application.
(60)
Development Technology, Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(40)
Relates to issues applicable to oil & gas and associated EMD and/or DEG matters.
(337)
Field Geology, Paleontology, Software & Useful Tools, Statistics...
(32)
Contain information with a distinct international impact that may or may not have application to the U.S.
(42)
Relates to general mining matters and not to nuclear, coal or other EMD or DEG topics.
(7)
Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Mining Technology, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(24)
Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Mining Technology, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(80)
Ground-Water Clean-up Standards, State Regulatory Agencies...
(41)
Economics, Geospatial Information, Installation Technology, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues, Resource Evaluation...
(3)
Relates to matters associated with or applicable to oil & gas and associated EMD and/or DEG issues.
(11)
Economics, Geospatial Information, Installation Technology, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues, Resource Evaluation...
(8)
State Geological Surveys and Regulatory Agencies
(13)
Relates to matters associated with or applicable to oil & gas and associated EMD and/or DEG issues.

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Economics, Exploration, Geospatial Information, Other, Recovery / Mining Technology, Related Environmental Tools & Issues...
(42)
Contains URLs relating only to current weather and associated tools. For long-term issues, see Climate Change Category.
(12)
Economics, Geospatial Information, Installation Technology, Other, Related Environmental Tools & Issues, Resource Evaluation...


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The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is an international organization with over 31,000 members in 100-plus countries. The purpose of this Association is to advance the science of geology as it relates to the exploration, developemnt and production of the established energy resources, such as conventional oil and gas, coal, nuclear energy, and geothermal energy, as well the unconventional energy resources, such as coalbed methane, gas sands and shales, oil sands and shales, and... [More]
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Formed in 1977, EMD offered technical information, publications, & meeting programs to its members covering the alternate energy resources of the day, i.e., coal & lignite, uranium, & geothermal energy. Beginning as early as the late 1970s, certain geographical areas with geological indications of unconventional carbon-based energy resources (especially in the black-shale basins of the U.S. and Canada) began to be examined and drilled with surprisingly favorable results. With time, t... [More]
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Top \ Uranium (Nuclear Minerals) \ Economics - Nuclear Power
The US DOE announced a new funding initiative for manufacturing small modular nuclear reactors in the US. The objective of the draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to permit agreements with private industry to share costs on the design and licensing of small modular nuclear reactors. The draft FOA is a working document soliciting input from industry to promote leading edge design certification, licensing and engineering. At approximately one-third the size of nuclear power plants curr... [More]
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Several rare earth mining stocks have declined precipitously by over 50% as momentum-based investors who were focused on rare earth element prices have left the space and short interest has increased. Since our rare earth investment thesis has been based solely on fundamentals and not on sentiment or technical analysis, we have spent the last three months conducting an in-depth review of the sector in order to test our thesis and determine whether this is again, a buying opportunity. As detail... [More]
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Top \ General Resources \ The Web
A growing network of web sites currently consists of more than eight million pages, interspersed among several domains. It developed over time in response to the innumerable e-mails I received from students, teachers, parents, children and others with questions about a particular country or the world.
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Top \ Education & Jobs \ Universities
The GradSchools.com directory contains over 6,900 Physical and Earth Sciences graduate programs in subjects from Agricultural Sciences to Physics to Textile and Polymer Sciences. Select a subject to view programs and start your future today.
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Top \ Education & Jobs
The information in these pages is provided by individual companies and agencies. AGI offers no warranty or endorsement of these organizations. Essays Listings in: Petroleum Industry, Mining Industry, Environmental Consulting, Federal Government, National Laboratories, State Agencies, and K-12 Education.
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The Yellowstone Seismic Network (YSN) is operated cooperatively by University of Utah, the US Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program, and the National Park Service. The network covers the seismically and volcanically active Yellowstone National Park and surrounding area. It is designed for the purpose of monitoring volcano and geyser-related earthquake activity and for studying the subsurface processes of Yellowstone.
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Top \ Associations & Societies
Tracking drought blends science and art. No single definition of drought works for all circumstances, so people rely on drought indices to detect and measure droughts. But no single index works under all circumstances, either. That's why we need the Drought Monitor, a synthesis of multiple indices and impacts, that represents a consensus of federal and academic scientists. The product will be refined over time as we find ways to make it better reflect the needs of decision-makers and others who ... [More]
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Top \ Astrogeology
As outlandish as it might seem, with only a finite supply of natural resources and minerals on Earth – paired with an infinite demand (over time) for raw materials for commercial and industrial purposes – the notion of mining the Moon and other planets in the solar system is being taken seriously by scientists. According to Bernard Foing, executive director of the European Space Agency’s International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG), there are regions on the Moon with e... [More]
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Top \ Coal \ Related Environmental Issues \ Environmental Impact
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the first national standards to protect American families from power plant emissions of mercury and toxic air pollution like arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium, and cyanide. The standards will slash emissions of these dangerous pollutants by relying on widely available, proven pollution controls that are already in use at more than half of the nation's coal-fired power plants. EPA estimates that the ... [More]
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Top \ Oil (Tar) Sands \ Economics
Canadian oil producer Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. has exercised its option to sell its remaining 40 per cent interest in the MacKay River oil sands project to Cretaceous, a unit of Chinese oil giant PetroChina for about C$680 million. The deal, announced this morning, comes less than a week after Alberta regulators approved the planned 150,000-barrel-a-day northern MacKay River project, in Alberta, Canada. With this sale, PetroChina takes full ownership of this development, one of the latest north... [More]
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