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Legislature and Fracking in Ohio
In 2011, Gov. Kasich signed a law passed by Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature allowing drilling companies to frack in state parks. In November 2011, the United States Forest Service (USFS) withdrew more than 3,000 acres of public lands in southern Ohio from a federal oil and gas lease sale scheduled for December 7, 2012. The USFS announced that it needed more time to review the potential effects of fracking after receiving petitions and letters from concerned local leaders (1).
1. Mike Ludwig, "Kasich, Koch and Big-Industry Bucks: Why Ohio Is the Next Fracking Frontier," truthout, Nov. 29, 2011.
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This should be considered as a factor when examining the increase in earthquakes in Ohio, which has reach an insane amount, given that Ohio isn’t prone to earthquakes due to geological factors.
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This is a prime example of how the companies use loopholes and exemptions to operate at the lowest costs. In midsts of the current drought, how will this impact the California community?
It turns out that oil companies in California didn’t inject wastewater into of usable aquifers, with the state’s permission, hundreds of times — it was more like thousands.
We don’t even know what to say at this point.
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Here’s an interesting thought! Isn’t this map kind of the same scenario back when the Earth’s world map was drawn. We took many tries, and constantly improved on it, as did the development of technology. Which has lead us to this map. Do we need more advancement of technology for a better map? we’re skipping the exploration part...
The most comprehensive map of the universe
Astrophysicists have created a 3D map of the universe that spans nearly two billion light years and is the most complete picture of our cosmic neighbourhood to date.
The spherical map of galaxy superclusters will lead to a greater understanding of how matter is distributed in the universe and provide key insights into dark matter, one of physics’ greatest mysteries.
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Comment #10
This mission has been a scientific exploration ever since it begun collecting data in 2011. This is an example of experimenting and exploring space, going into the unknown. What happens to the craft after it lands? Will someone, something, find it?
Astronomy Photo of the Day: 4/29/15 — Secrets of Mercury’s Surface
After 4 straight years of surveying the first rock from the Sun, in what amounts to the most comprehensive Mercurian mission to date, MESSENGER will soon careen into Mercury’s surface—marking the end of a science-filled era.
NASA decided to capture a series of images prior to its fiery demise, which is expected to happen any day now, when it consumes the remainder of its fuel supply.. Not that it needs to add to its already-remarkable legacy. In just four short years, it captured well over 250,000 images, and succeeded in mapping each and every crevasse of Mercury’s surface, from billion year old impact craters, to pyroclastic vents.
The new images were acquired using MESSENGER’s ‘Mercury Atmosphere and Surface Composition Spectrometer’ (otherwise known as MASCS): a tool that specializes in capturing light beyond the wavelengths in which the human eye can see. Each wavelength is represented by a specific color, helping highlight subtle variations, physically and chemically, in the Mercurian terrain. (Additionally, this data was paired with a monochrome dataset from the Mercury Dual Imaging System to paint a clearer picture of the surface features).
Rest in pieces, little probe!
Sources & Other Resources: http://bit.ly/1QJ8J45
Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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This is a very familiar scene. As long as i can remember, I’ve seen these rainbows on the pavement, never being sure what it is. Gasoline? Oil? Definitely something malicious and poisonous. Is this ok? food for thought...
#niklavsbarbars#ISAT131#section002#comment9#puddle#gasoline#oil#pollution#dirty nasty streets#rainbow
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The Italian tacit skill for design and beauty is astonishing. But why have they had this feat tied with them for centuries?
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Analysis of Gasland and “Exposing Fracking to Sunlight” in scientific, political, social, public and individual contexts.
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Scientific: To science, this is incredible. Engineers, geologists, and chemists have thought of a way to extract natural gas, in cheaper, faster and more efficient ways. It’s also incredible because with some precautions, the process has a low risk of failure and a high valued outcome. Scientifically, we, as humans, are now capable of extracting material from miles beneath us and convert it into the fastest growing energy resource in the USA, which heats 56 million residences and work-spaces, and still holds the potential for massive usage-increase. It’s a huge step forward for human exploration of geology and energy.
Political: The lack of regulation and democracy in the natural gas business creates great tension in local, and national politics. More ideas come up of cheaper, faster, and more efficient ways to acquire this energy, and more issues in the public arise, creating tension and distrust between the industry, government, and the people. The national level has set up guidelines that decrease failure risks of natural gas extraction to a minimum, with minimal costs in maintaining the regulation. However, the local, smaller governments lack the resources of fully implementing these regulations, while find it profitable to continue extraction, allowing more room for failure in the process.
Social: The fracking industry is very disruptive of the social norms in the community. From polluted air and water, to dying crops and livestock, fracking is killing off farming and environmental stability anywhere they dig. Gasland interviewed some farmers, and asked about their concerns with fracking, showing how disruptive it really can be to drill for gas. Frakcing also has the potential to disrupt communities with huge pollution, traffic and construction. It’s important to address the social consequences of farcking when making a decision.
Public: The public is mainly concerned with the pollution and normal lifestyle disruption. Gasland showed how many adjustments people have to make when fallen victim to fracking pollution, like hauling water weekly from a nearby town. The public is also concerned with regulations and governance, when not being able to speak out or heard. It is a concern that industries have exemptions in regulations and standards approved by the government.
Individual: The individual is the main victim with fracking failures and consequences. It is hard for one person to defend against the influence and power of a multi national drilling firm heavily involved in lobbying and politics. People get coerced into signing deals with the company with minimal payout, and make it impossible to resist the deals by exercising different tactics into coercing the person to comply. The individual seems to be defenseless against the industry, when the government doesn’t intervene, or looks the other way.
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This would be supportive in an argument against fracking. As we know, fracking is known for pollution, air being one of the victims, besides water and earth and others.
Air pollution, even at moderate levels, has long been recognized as a factor in raising the risk of stroke. A new study led by scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine suggests that long-term exposure can cause damage to brain structures and...
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Comment #6
It would be interesting to see this poster and research done on the Dvorak keyboard. would the germs be spread out differently?
Behold the “Wallace line” – the fault line on your keyboard where the distinctly different microbial populations from your left and right hand get to mingle. From Rob Knight’s Follow Your Gut – an altogether illuminating look at how the trillions of microbes that live inside us are redefining what it means to be human by shaping everything from our moods to our weight. Read more here.
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Comment #5
As a freelance artist, I’ve used a lot of spray paint for projects. It’s a unique and different media, and hard to master. We still use the paint, knowing it’s damaging, and have to wear respirators while painting. And everyone admires the outcome, knowing that it was painted with spray paint. #foodforthought
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I think they do! I had a layover in Iceland one time, and the whole place is powered by the volcano underneath. In fact, the whole island is the volcano itself, and it recently erupted, causing major flight delays throughout Europe. They use geothermal power for electricity, and they have the cleanest and best smelling air in the world, in my opinion.
kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes on earth, has erupted continuously from its pu’u o’o vent since 1983, oozing one thousand degree fahrenheit lava at fifteen yards an hours across hawaii’s big island into the ocean. photos by (click pic) tom kualii, g. brad lewis, bruce omori, cj kale and nick selway
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We all know fracking is controversial, and potentially dangerous. But here is one way it is made safer and more efficient. With more innovative solutions to problems, we can see fracking as a safe way for short-term energy supply.
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We have learned a lot about science this past semester, as well as it’s intentions and uses. This is an example of how a third party can manage scientific studies.
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This spring in ISAT131 we learned how complex and intense issues around energy production and consumption are. There are copious number of factors surrounding every decision in energy consumption, especially on the national scale.
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Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died from the virus on Wednesday. Compounding the sadness was the fact that he spent his final days isolated from the people he had traveled from Liberia to visit. While the 42-year-old Duncan was being treated...
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This article brings up important ethical and social issues in regards to quarantining individuals. What gives the government the right to order someone into confinement? Are citizens morally obligated to agree to confinement? While it is advantageous of an individual to agree to confinement when they are infected with such a highly contagious disease, it is unreasonable for the government to make that decision.
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Thomas Eric Duncan was the first person to die of Ebola in America; Craig Spencer is the first case of Ebola in New York City. With only a handful of cases in the United States, attention is rightly being paid to the measures being taken to prevent further spread of...
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This article brings up an important issue of how the media portrayed individual cases of ebola. It is unfair to consider one person a hero and one a victim when they both have a ebola. Neither individual chose to get ebola or aware of their ebola infection before they traveled to other parts of the word.
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No matter how you slice it, the wiggly cylinder of cranberry sauce à la can tends to get a reaction on Thanksgiving. For some, this ridged wonder summons nostalgia for Thanksgivings past or glee for its Jell-O-like slurpability. Others can’t get past the jiggle or the idea that this is...
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I have always been curious about this issue because I have never been a picky eater. It makes sense that exotic foods become less weird the more they are consumed. It is also interesting that some people experience taste much stronger than others.
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