RPSEA Call for Proposals: Unconventional Onshore - Due 6/5/13

The RPSEA program recently announced a new call for proposals “RFP: 2012UN001” under RPSEA Program: Unconventional Onshore.

NETL Funding Opportunity - FY13 Unconventional Gas & Oil Technologies- Due 6/13/13

The DOE NETL program recently announced a new funding opportunity “FY2013 Unconventional Gas and Oil Technologies, De-FOA-0000894.

Collins, Earth Day, and the Planet To Be

At noon on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, Bldng 50 Auditorium, ESD’s Bill Collins will explore the latest evidence from across the scientific community documenting the warming and thawing taking place around the globe.

LBNL Earth Week Activities

April 22-26, Earth Week at LBNL, will include LBNL’s Science at the Theater event entitled “How Hot Will It Get.” As part of this event, ESD’s Margaret Torn, Jeff Chambers, and Bill Collins will discuss the Earth’s changing climate.

Susan Hubbard Named ESD Director

We are very pleased to inform you that Susan Hubbard has been named Director of the Lab’s Earth Sciences Division, effective today.

After Hours Taxi

There is after hour/weekend taxi service available

Bicycle Rules and Safety

The following policy outlines measures that bicyclists must address

Chakraborty Article a Big Hit!

ESD’s Romy Chakraborty recently found out that her article “Microbial response to the MC-252 oil and Corexit 9500 in the Gulf of Mexico” was among the most “viewed” articles in the journal (Frontiers in Microbiology) this past year.

ESD Stars in Science at the Theater

On April 22, 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, as part of the LBNL’s Science at the Theater event entitled “How Hot Will It Get,” ESD’s Margaret Torn, Jeff Chambers, and Bill Collins will discuss the Earth’s changing climate.

CO2 Storage Plumes and Fault Encounters

The large storage volume needed for geologic carbon storage to be effective requires injection into pore space saturated with saline water in reservoir strata overlain by cap rock.