BGS in the media Sep 2011
Archive of news and articles featuring BGS science and scientists in Sep 2011
Fri, 23 September 2011
How technology could help protect fragile landscapes while at the same time giving greater public access to them will be discussed at a conference...Historic Scotland, National Trust for Scotland, British Geological Survey and the Scotland's Islands project are among organisations involved in the event.
Thu, 22 September 2011
New information on likely temperatures below ground in Britain has been published by the British Geological Survey (BGS)...It could help guide efforts to use heat from the ground for generating renewable energy...The heat maps show Scotland's rocks having some of the coolest temperatures and eastern and southern England having the hottest.
Thu, 22 September 2011
Cuadrilla Resources believes there are 200 trillion cubic feet of "shale" gas in the Bowland basin, which could result in a Lancashire gas boom creating 5,600 jobs at peak production...Its 200 trillion figure has not been independently verified and often only a small percentage of a probable reserve can be extracted. Current estimates for UK shale gas potential are just 4.2 trillion cubic feet.
Thu, 22 September 2011
...However, early progress is promising and the firm is expecting considerable success....The British Geological Survey estimates the UK may have 150 bcm of recoverable reserves from shale beds while, interestingly, the US Department of Energy puts the UK's shale resources at 560 bcm - let's hope they are right.
Fri, 16 September 2011
...Britain has around 150bn cubic metres of recoverable shale resources, according to the British Geological Survey, which could meet the nation's gas requirements for 18 months. Cuadrilla is expected to disclose its first estimate for the amount of shale gas found inside its Lancashire licence area next week. According to the chief executive, Mark Miller, the signs are "encouraging"...
Fri, 16 September 2011
Elemental threat to everyday tech spelled out
New Scientist
New Scientist
...So says the British Geological Survey (BGS), which has compiled a 'risk list' of elements assessing the precariousness of our supplies. The study examines the scarcity of each element in Earth's crust, how many countries produce it and the political stability of those countries. It says supplies of antimony, tungsten, mercury and the platinum group of elements are most endangered.
Thu, 15 September 2011
Fossil tooth find near Budleigh Salterton
Exmouth Journal 24
Exmouth Journal 24
HOLIDAYMAKER Paul Barton bit off more than he could chew when he went fossicking on the beach west of Ladram Bay...
Measuring 25-30mms long, it has, says Paul, one tooth over another and is more flat than round. He has been in touch with Exeter University who suggested he contact the British Geological Survey...
Wed, 14 September 2011
The relative risks to the supply of some of Earth's rarest elements have been detailed in a new list published by the British Geological Survey (BGS).
Mon, 12 September 2011
...Researchers from the British Geological Survey (BGS) have released a risk list for the relative supply of these technology metals containing 52 elements mined and consumed globally. The list highlights vulnerable elements where global production is concentrated in a small number of countries...
Mon, 12 September 2011
Rock samples taken from a nuclear site were first checked for radioactive contamination before being added to a national collection held in Nottingham.
Six hundred boxes of stone have been sent from Dounreay in Caithness to the British Geological Survey's (BGS) national rocks repository.
Each cylinder-shaped metre-long sample, called a core, was monitored at Dounreay for potential contamination.
The samples will be available to scientists and geologists to study.
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