Tag: gas

Photos: L.A.’s mid-century smog was so bad, people thought it was a gas attack

Urban air pollution is often seen as an unfortunate but inevitable byproduct of industrialization. Everyone wants the economic engine that produces smog — but no one wants to live with the consequences. The result, largely, is a correlation between pollution and income levels. Even today, more...

Norway’s Catastrophic Oil & Gas Dilemma

Norway just gave the green light to tens of billions of dollars worth of new oil and gas fields. This flies in the face of their desperate attempts to curtail international fossil fuel expansion at COP27. At face value, this move seems hypocritical, morally wrong and massively anti-climate action. B...

Ammonia Gas: Preparation, Properties, uses

In the laboratory, ammonia is made by heating the ammonium chloride with a quenched lime. 2NH4Cl + Ca(OH)2 → CaCl2 + 2H2O + 2NH3 In a rigid glass tube, a mixture of ammonium and quenched lime is heated. The received ammonia gas is collected from the gas jar by downward...

How I made the career move that changed my life

I remember a time when I talked to a friend of my dad. He worked in a major oil and gas company for years. When I mentioned I once turned down an offer from an oil and gas company for a smaller startup in the crypto niche, he was shocked. Maybe even a bit disappointed. In his view, the b...

The Great Flood: How a Glacial Catastrophe Shaped the Ohio Valley and its Natural Gas Riches

Nestled within the heart of the Ohio Valley lies a hidden treasure, a tale of geological marvels and abundant natural resources. Imagine standing on the edge of a vast landscape, where the whispers of ancient glaciers and the whispers of untapped riches echo through the air. It is here, in this capt...

Inhaling Laughing Gas Isn’t All Fun and Games

Laughing gas, whose recreational use is on the rise, is no laughing matter. Inhaling the colorless, odorless gas typically used as a light anesthetic in dental procedures has potential dangers that range from irreversible neurological harm, psychiatric symptoms, and personality changes to damage to ...