Tag: Scott Tinker
April 8, 2015
Texas Standard Interviews BEG’s Scott Tinker on Energy and the Economy
The Texas Standard interviewed The University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology Director Scott Tinker about the potential impact of Iran’s oil on the…
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2015
Lawmakers Consider Boosting Earthquake Research
State lawmakers are considering a nearly $2.5 million plan to help answer a pressing question in some Texas communities: Why does the ground keep shaking?…
Read MoreDecember 3, 2014
Natural gas: The fracking fallacy
Production of natural gas in the United States is climbing rapidly, and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts long-term growth. But studies by the University…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2014
A Classroom at the Edge of the World
A journey to the Arctic, where polar bears outnumber people, the sun never sets, and the frozen tundra is a geologist’s paradise By Rose Cahalan…
Read MoreApril 26, 2013
UT-Austin Fuels the Energy Capital of the World
Leading energy faculty at The University of Texas at Austin shared an update on the innovative research and programs taking place on the Forty Acres…
Read MoreMarch 15, 2013
Natural Gas: Tiny particles enlisted to tackle fracking’s mysteries
Can magnetic nanoparticles injected deep underground with hydraulic fracturing liquids reveal detailed dimensions of shale rock fractures and track movements of gas molecules? Can other…
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2013
Gas Boom Projected to Grow for Decades
The front page of The Wall Street Journal and scores of media outlets across the country reported that U.S. natural-gas production will accelerate over the…
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2013
New, Rigorous Assessment of Shale Gas Reserves Forecasts Reliable Supply from Barnett Shale Through 2030
A new study, believed to be the most thorough assessment yet of the natural gas production potential of the Barnett Shale, foresees slowly declining production…
Read MoreJuly 19, 2012
A View From the Tipping Point: The ‘Switch’ for Energy’s Future
State Impact Texas (NPR/KUT), July 19, 2012 Featuring: Scott Tinker
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2011
Shell, UT Seek Better Shale Methods
Houston Chronicle, Sept. 13, 2011 Featuring: Scott Tinker
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