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FAQ's about Energy

Is it true that the USGS released a report that states 3 to 4.3 billion barrels of technically recoverable oil assessed in North Dakota and Montana's Bakken Formation - - 25 times more than 1995 estimate?
Can we use the heat from Yellowstone for energy?
Who studies Gas Hydrate?
How is Gas Hydrate studied?
Where is Gas Hydrate found?
How does the gasoline additive MTBE contaminate our water and cause health problems?
Why is it important to study Gas Hydrate?
How did zebra mussels get into the Great Lakes and why is that a problem?
What is Gas Hydrate?
What methods are being used to control zebra mussels inside power plants?
Does the U.S. produce any power using natural steam energy?
What are some positive outcomes from volcanoes?
How much energy is released in an earthquake?
How does bioremediation clean up gasoline and oil spills?

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