usgs Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:38:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 USGS Estimates the Country’s Carbon Capture And Storage Potential https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-carbon-capture-storage-potential-20130722/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-carbon-capture-storage-potential-20130722/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:38:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39663 The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a report, indicating that onshore carbon storage resources across the country are sufficient to trap 500 times the country’s total carbon emissions reported in 2011. This is the first ever carbon sequestration assessment conducted in the country. Due to the fact that storing carbon dioxide underground is strictly […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-carbon-capture-storage-potential-20130722/feed/ 0 39663 Shocking USGS Image Shows How Much Potable Water We Actually Have Available https://www.greenoptimistic.com/usgs-potable-water-earth-20120514/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/usgs-potable-water-earth-20120514/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=24470 The USGS (United States Geological Survey) has published a post on their water-related website that shows an amazing 3D rendering of actually how much water exists on Earth and how much of that water is potable. You can see the results on the left – they shocked me. The blue sphere floating above the Earth […]

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