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The case for consolidation and the danger of divestment
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The Case for Geoengineering: Solar Radiation Modification as a Necessary Climate Solution
Welcome to the twenty-one new subscribers who have joined Unearthed since the last post! Today, we have a doozy lined up: Geoengineering. Geoengineering…
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The boogeyman of oil and gas subsidies
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The Case for Geoengineering: Solar Radiation Modification as a Necessary Climate Solution
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The goblin metal: cobalt and the "curse" of electrification
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What Formed the Swimming Holes of the Texas Hill Country?
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The March Roundup
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The goblin metal: cobalt and the "curse" of electrification
It’s a story that practically writes itself: the metal that powers our glimmering screens and sleek electric cars has a dark side lurking in the depths…
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2022 Year in Review: Books, Music Algorithms, and AI Art
Welcome to the 132 folks who have subscribed since my last post! Whenever I am forced to introduce myself in an awkward big group, I like to say that…
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The boogeyman of oil and gas subsidies
Is oil and gas subsidized or taxed? For every dollar spent on production, two dollars are paid to governments. On average, fossil fuels are taxed to the…
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We've chosen tactics over strategy
It's time to stop draining the SPR
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Fossilized Intelligence
Traces of human civilization in the rock record
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Bad news for birthday balloons: the global helium shortage and its geologic origins
You likely don’t know it unless you work in the balloon department at Party City, but we are currently in the middle of a global helium shortage. On…
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What Formed the Swimming Holes of the Texas Hill Country?
Every summer, my friends and I, like many Austinites, take shelter from the sweltering heat by submerging ourselves in one of the area’s many swimming…
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