09-09-2005 22:59									#91
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I saw that in Scientific American, I have my own problems with it.

Mainly dealing with injecting superfluids into areas that may have old inactive faults.

It's been long known that indroducing fluids into a previously "dry" area -- whether via injection wells, or through the increased water pressure caused by flooding a valley with a dam -- can activate previously "dead" faults, probably through simple lubrication, and thereby start earthquakes.

While the fields proposed for use already have fluids, what is proposed is use of a superfluid -- something considerably slippier.

edit: my own solution would be to enhance the "natural" process, and find a way to encourage carbonate deposition by those creatures already doing it.

In other words, raise more shellfish.

	09-09-2005 23:36									#92
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quote: Land subsidence resulting from the extraction of a fluid is much better known in hydrogeology -- there are quite a few examples of it happening in California due to overuse of aquifers.

Yes, that doesn't sound so funny, considering the normally relatively much shallower depths of the aquifer versus oil and natural gas production. However, I don't know the depth of the Brazilian fresh-water aquifer that has been talked about a lot recently.

	09-09-2005 23:38									#93
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what about the Dutch!

	10-09-2005 01:12									#94
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Nigel Powers - There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

	14-09-2005 06:51									#95
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Already there are signs of life again with the port and airport open again, and it seems the French Quarter is getting itself back on its feet too...

Bush visits New Orleans as clean-up operation gathers pace

C'mon the Big Easy!

	14-09-2005 15:48									#96
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quote: Originally posted by MOBIUS Still sore about when I last put you in your place...

No, he's still waiting for the first time.