Deep Utah coal deposits - repositories for greenhouse gas
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Concern about potential global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels has prompted the Utah Geological Survey to join a consortium of researchers from several western states (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma) to investigate geologic reservoirs that could possibly be used to permanently store such emissions.
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Coal - Utah Geological Survey
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Glad You Asked: What are fulgurites and where can they be found? - Utah Geological Survey
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Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage - Utah Geological Survey
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Clean Power Plan to Cut Carbon Dismantled by Trump
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PDF) Greenhouse gas sources and mitigation strategies from a geosciences perspective
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Coal mining in the United States - Wikipedia
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Building Stones of Downtown Salt Lake City - Utah Geological Survey
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A bridge to nowhere: methane emissions and the greenhouse gas footprint of natural gas - Howarth 2014a - Scipedia
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Utah's Energy Resources - Utah Geological Survey
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Utah's Energy Landscape
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Geothermal Wells & Springs - Utah Geological Survey
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Liquefaction Hazards in Utah - Utah Geological Survey
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Coal – Coyote Gulch