CO2 The Movie

It is safe to assume that none of you have seen the trailer for this movie so here it is. The basis for the movie is that CO2 from a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project will somehow escape from the earth and kill people in a low-lying valley.  CO2 is heavier than...

Oil and Gas From the Deep Crust

Do not let the title of this post fool you. This post has nothing to do with abiotic oil generation. While discussing EOR and CO2 sequestration with a co-worker, we both had noticed a note in a paper that we needed to be mindful of destroying  newly discovered or...

Red River Flood to Flood Finished

It is a few weeks from the promised date, but here is the updated time laps of the Grand Forks Red River flood to flood video. In all likelihood I will keep adding to this video year after year.

Minnewaukan’s Dike to Nowhere

I once attended a talk where the speaker posed a rhetorical question “What is it about water that makes people so stupid?”.  The question certainly seems to hold true.  In Texas we see continued use of water for irrigation when cities do not have enough...