Category Archives: Energy

I have worked on energy issues from the perspective of ‘finding the stuff’, which is what geoscientists do. The topic never ceases to fascinate me.

Our First Full Year under Solar Power

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

The quiet revolution on our roof started a year ago and we’re loving it. So here’s everything you have always wanted to know about installing solar power (in Nova Scotia). Location location We live at 45N on the right side … Continue reading →

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Exxon, climate change and sequence stratigraphy

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

My favourite periodical is the New York Review of Books. It is a high-brow magazine that contains in-depth articles by outstanding writers and thinkers on a range of topics from fundamental physics to poetry and everything in between. And excellent … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper 6 – Would CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers carry an environmental risk for shallow aquifers?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by

The preamble to this series is here. All reviews are stored in the category “Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper” (see right hand column). ===== Lemieux, J.-M., 2011, (Review:) The potential impact of underground geological storage of carbon dioxide in deep saline … Continue reading →

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A Tidal power lagoon in Nova Scotia’s Scott’s Bay?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

Nova Scotia is where I live – a 700-odd km long NE-SW peninsula that more or less parallels the edge of the continent. What (almost) separates us from that continent is the Bay of Fundy, the Canadian extent of the Gulf … Continue reading →

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SWITCH – The Future of Energy – @SwitchEProject

Posted on October 27, 2013 by

Earlier this week I watched the SwitchEnergyProject film (www.switchenergyproject.com) for the second time. I first saw it last February when the Atlantic Geoscience Society showed it at its annual conference. This time I saw it at Wolfville’s Al Whittle Cinema/Theatre, … Continue reading →

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Wrong Question: can fracking be done safely?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

I published this post in February 2013. I have continued to add material to it, so the most recent bits of info are at the top of the page: scroll down for the original, which hasn’t been changed. February 12, 2015 Dr. … Continue reading →

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