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New Study from U.S. Geological Survey

Written by Vorys | Nov 13, 2008 2:24:33 AM

A new U.S. Geological Survey study released by the Interior Department estimates that there is 85.4 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas frozen in Alaska's North Slope region, according to this article from CNN.  Natural gas hydrates recoverable with current technologies?  Cool.

[Update:  You can find a copy of the assessment here, and even a podcast discussing it here.]