This year Polish Geological Institute celebrates 90th anniversary of its foundation. Major celebrations took place on 14 and 15 May in the Institute's headquarters in Warsaw, Rakowiecka 4...
22-10-2008 There have been many different opinions about the use of lignite as an energy source. Some authors claimed that it is little competitive in terms of its economic value, however the most serious objections were raised with regard to environmental protection problems.
27-08-2008 What to do with excess of carbon dioxide emitted by large industrial installations? Geologists believe injecting carbon dioxide down to earth, into deep structures and aquifers where it can be safely stored for hundreds and even thousands of years, is the best solution.
18-12-2007 Polish petroleum geology has started as early as in 1850s when Ignacy Łukasiewicz refined oil into light fractions especially kerosene. This collection of articles from Geological Revue Special Issue (200-12/1)is supposed to help the reader to understand hydrocarbon problems in Poland, to show the tradition and the modernity of Polish petroleum geology as well as a long history of petroleum exploration in Poland. Read On...
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