An entire road map of the lower 48 states could be stored on a 16-MB SD card.
It would hasten construction of a massive natural gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the lower 48 states.
And how do the natives feel about the crowds from the lower 48?
The NRC guidance divides the lower 48 United States into three regions as to wind speed, missile size, depressurization, etc.
In the last half of June, 170 all-time temperature records were matched or smashed in cities across the lower 48 states.
King Hubbert, who correctly predicted in 1956 that oil output in the lower 48 states of America would peak by around 1970.
But the boiler rooms selling fantasies of riches from Alaska oil leases are in the lower 48 states, each with separate laws.
In addition, the three-month period of January, February and March was the warmest first quarter ever recorded in the Lower 48 states.
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In 1974, wolves were listed as endangered throughout the lower 48 states.
It remains Canada s largest fast-food restaurant franchise (think Dunkin Donuts crossed with Panera Bread ) and has had recent success in the lower 48.
With this much of the environmentalists' creed I agree: The 106 million acres of wetlands in the lower 48 states are a precious resource.
Troubles in Waterloo, Ontario have attracted attention in the Lower 48.
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Right now, Green Mountain operates only in the U.S. and Canada moving past the Lower 48 came recently, in 2010, when Green Mountain acquired Montreal, Canada-based Van Houtte.
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Natural gas production in the lower 48 states hit a record 71.3 billion cubic feet a day in October, the U.S. Department of Energy said this week.
When gray wolves were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1974, Minnesota hosted one of the only remaining populations of the animals in the lower 48 states.
Kentucky is said to have more miles of navigable water than any other state in the lower 48, so there is certainly no shortage of adventure opportunities for water enthusiasts.
"She's an energy chick, " Bode says of Palin, noting that the governor has "kick-started" efforts to build a natural gas pipeline to deliver the fuel to the lower 48 states.
Keyes also was meticulous and methodical, flying to airports in the Lower 48, renting cars, driving hundreds of miles searching for victims, prowling remote spots such as parks, campgrounds and cemeteries.
The year's average temperature of 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit across the Lower 48 was more than 3.2 degrees warmer than the average for the 20th century, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration reported.
As mentioned last week, several projections indicate that the Eagle Ford Shale is very likely to ultimately surpass the East Texas Field as the largest oil field ever discovered in the lower 48 states.
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They also propose more pipelines to move natural gas into the lower 48 from Alaska's North Slope, and would move to hold down price increases that may be put in place by Western electricity providers.
Earlier this year, when Palin signed off on a contract for a Canadian company to construct a gas line linking Alaska with the lower 48, she earned accolades from Alaskans who favor the development of natural resources.
Mr. KEITH ASHDOWN (Chief Investigator, Taxpayers for Common Sense): We spent several months trying to figure out, you know, how could we make this sexy, so to speak, for the lower 48 states and for the news media.
Unless you're ready to backpack 40-plus pounds of cookware, camping fuel and a tent over uneven ground for days, your chances of truly getting away from people--even in the 22-million-acre greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the Lower 48's last great wilderness--are limited.
The most reliable projections that have been issued to date make it clear that the Eagle Ford Shale is likely to ultimately surpass the East Texas Field to become the largest oil field ever discovered in the lower 48 states in terms of total ultimate oil production.
Pelosi said there are plenty of opportunities that oil companies should explore before environmentally sensitive areas such as ANWR are open to drilling, pointing to the 33 million acres that have already been approved for offshore drilling and the 68 million acres of federal land in the lower 48 states that is open to exploration.
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The president ordered the Interior Dept. in March 2011 to identify unused acreage on federal lands (it amounts to about 72% of offshore leases and 56% of all federal land in the Lower 48, according to this report) and followed up with policy changes that shortened lease terms and increased the annual holding cost to prod companies into drilling.
Having managed her state's department responsible for oil and gas exploration and exploitation, having negotiated a long-delayed natural gas pipeline through Canada to the Lower 48 and having been married for nearly two decades to a blue-collar worker in Alaska's North Slope oil fields, she knows more about the subject than all three of the others on the two parties' tickets put together.
This activity remained significantly lower throughout the 48-minute light exposure.
The Energy Information Administration forecasts Lower-48 growth of 230, 000 bpd this year.
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