EXCLUSIVE: Mexico flared record levels of gas in 2021, study says

Mexico flared 6.5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of gas in 2021, up from 5.8 bcm a year earlier, said Tamara Sparks, a researcher at the Earth Observation Group of the Colorado School of Mines, who analyzed NASA satellite images of flare sites for Reuters ....
March 22, 2022

Colorado women featured in new Smithsonian exhibit

A new large display features 120 3D-printed statues of women across the country who dedicated their careers to STEM. Two women from the Colorado School of Mines discuss the importance on FOX31 Morning News.
March 21, 2022

The EU has sworn off Russian steel. That could be bad news for the environment.

EU officials had hoped to persuade Russia to clean things up. But Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, said now that’s taking a back seat.
March 21, 2022

Barrasso, Lummis sponsor bill would ban Russian uranium

But according to Ian Lange, an economics professor at the Colorado School of Mines, figuring out where uranium came from quickly gets complicated. Converting uranium ore into the fuel rods used in nuclear reactors is a multi-step process that often ....
March 18, 2022

6 Colorado women featured in exhibit at Smithsonian

Dr. Jenny Briggs, assistant dean at the Colorado School of Mines, is one of them. "I am trained as a fire scientist and forest biologist," Briggs said. "I got really interested because I had grown up loving animals and loving being outdoors and I was ....
March 17, 2022

Colorado gas grades: A look at 85 vs. 87 vs. 91

"It all has to do with getting good engine performance," said John Jechura, professor of practice at the Colorado School of Mines Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. "If your car is rated for regular, in my opinion, there's no reason ....
March 17, 2022

Climate-driven water woes spark Colorado rush to conserve 'liquid gold'

Just south of Castle Rock in Colorado Springs, Tzahi Cath has been working with the local utility to demonstrate that recycled wastewater can be used not just to flush toilets, but also for drinking.
March 16, 2022

Mercury Could Be Littered With Diamonds

“The pressure wave from asteroids or comets striking the surface at tens of kilometers per second could transform that graphite into diamonds,” says Kevin Cannon, a geologist at the Colorado School of Mines, who presented his latest findings at the ....
March 15, 2022

Cobalt poses human rights test for Biden on clean energy

“The answer is, as soon as it’s prioritized by politicians in the United States,” said Morgan Bazilian, professor and director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines. “It’s as simple as that.”
March 15, 2022

Opinion: How to Wean Europe Off Russian Gas as Swiftly as Possible

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy and former lead energy specialist at the World Bank, was a co-author on this guest essay.
March 12, 2022