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Friday, 05 June 2015
EPA Finds No Systemic Threat to Drinking Water from Fracking
On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a long awaited, and congressionally mandated, study detailing the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. The EPA found no signs of “widespread, systemic” drinking water pollution from hydraulic fracturing. “It is the most complete compilation of scientific data to date,” says Dr. Thomas Burke, with the EPA’s … ContinueVelociRapstar
Poor Old California
I'm off to visit the son. Expect a big earthquake this week. Extrapolating on my pattern of one, I am lucky since I never wake up for the quake. Thus, it has to be a 6, any bigger and I'd wake up.Anne’s academic year-end update
Watershed Hydrogeology Blog [17:20:27]
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As I finish my third year at Kent State and prepare to go up for tenure, my work is taking me to exciting new heights. My newest project involves monitoring the hydrologic and water quality performance of [...]
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Paleo Profile: Atychodracon megacephalus
Name: Atychodracon megacephalus Meaning: Atychodracon means “unfortunate dragon”, while megacephalus translates to “big head.” Age: The earliest Jurassic, aboutTerracon Acquires AQS Environmental of Omaha
Familiar Team Enhances Air Quality Service Capabilities OLATHE, Kan. — Terracon is pleased to announce the acquisition of AQS Environmental Inc. of Omaha, Neb. Founded in 1965, Terracon offers [...]Clevosaurus sectumsemper, A New Triassic Lizard
Un attacco frontale dagli alleati dell'Ovest contro Mordor
Deutsche Rohstoff AG: Hammer Metals gibt weitere Ergebnisse der aktuellen Bohrkampagne bekannt
Heidelberg. Die australische Hammer Metals Limited („HMX“), an der die Deutsche Rohstoff zu 17,3% beteiligt ist, veröffentlichte weitere Ergebnisse derPseudomelania stoliczkai (Geinitz)
Schneckenstufe, Die kleinere Schnecke ist Trochus geinitzi - Cenoman, oberes Cenoman (Dölzschen-Formation) - Ort: Ratssteinbruch,Kolihapeltis rabatensis trilobite from Morocco
Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]
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Devonian; MA
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June 5, 2015
Geology and Geomorphology of the San Pedro River, Southeastern ArizonaArizona Geological Survey EPA Fracking Study Cites Pollution Risk But Sees No ‘Systemic’ Damage So FarThe Washington Post How Does [...]Uranium Heritage Day by Jeff Latosik
The city was built on Cambrian rifts, boot-sucking mud, a rush to stake alliances. Now it’s birch, white pine, and alder creaking, a low, flat tailings pond where nothing thrives. Cat’s [...]Short Course: Geology of the Central Sierra Nevada, June 12-14: And What a Great Setting!
Capitol Reef: Photos of Southern Utah’s Majestic Beauty
livescience.com In the south-central part of Utah, a 100-mile-long (161 kilometers) formation, dubbed Waterpocket Fold, has created a landscape that is not only spectacular to view but is also a geological [...]Newly Identified ‘Hellboy’ Dinosaur Sported Unique Horns, Scientists Say
npr.org There’s a new species of dinosaur, and they call him “Hellboy.” READMeanwhile, back at the ranch …
In the Company of Plants and Rocks [17:22:00]
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Hurricane Histories and Carbon Mysteries
The Bahamas might be a vacation destination for most people. But for us, they represent an excellent site to study several different questions about past, present and futureMaine Bridge Uses First GRS Wall in a Marine Environment
The City of North Haven is located on an island off the coast of Maine. This town was faced with a unique challenge when a bridge needed replacing. Looking for an economical option, designers decided on a [...]The Things I Made at Summer Camp
Xplorations Summer Camp has been an integral part of summer at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for decades, and it was a large part of my childhood too. Over the years, I took all sorts of camps covering [...]June 14th - Geology of Box, Wiltshire
Geology in the West Country [14:40:00]
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Box: landscape, rocks and fossils with Elizabeth Devon14th June, 2.15 Selwyn Hall car park, Box.The walk will start from the Selwyn Hall car park in Box. After a visit to the nearby Box Rock Circus, we will [...]
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Geoscience Column: Recent and future changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet.
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [13:00:32]
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NL,BY,BE,KM,GL,RU,,US
Over the past few decades, the Arctic region has warmed more than any other on Earth. The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass faster than ever before, and is expected to keep melting with consequences for [...]
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Deutsche Rohstoff AG: Hammer Metals gibt weitere Ergebnisse der aktuellen Bohrkampagne bekannt
Heidelberg. Die australische Hammer Metals Limited („HMX“), an der die Deutsche Rohstoff zu 17,3% beteiligt ist, veröffentlichte weitere Ergebnisse derMalaysia earthquake: early reports of seismically-triggered landslides
Early reports suggest that the M=6.0 Malaysia earthquake this morning may have triggered landslides and rockfalls, especially on Mount Kinabalu, where five climbers are thought to have beenSymposium on Mega Earthquake Induced Geo-disasters – The field trips part II: Qipan gully debris flow
It’s Friday – but instead of the Friday links I have the story of a giant post earthquake debris flow in the Wenchuan area for you. As I already announced in my last post about the field trip [...]Las tortugas de Cueva Victoria (Murcia)
Dinosaurios (el cuaderno de Godzillín) [08:00:00]
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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A chaetetid demosponge from the Upper Carboniferous of southern Nevada
Wooster Geologists [06:23:04]
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Carboniferous; US,KM
I collected this lump of a specimen during my dissertation research in the Bird Spring Formation (Carboniferous-Permian) of southern Nevada. It was found in a richly-fossiliferous Upper Carboniferous [...]
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Sunset Crater, San Francisco Volcanic Field
No volcanic activity at Sunset Crater according to Park Service
The National Park Service issued a news release this afternoon in response to an internet claim that a steam cloud was produced by Sunset Crater near Flagstaff. NPS stated "...no activity has been [...]Things to do when a paper comes out: a checklist
I found myself needing a checklist so that I could make sure I’d updated all the various web-pages that needed tweaking after the Haestasaurus paper came out. Then I thought others might find it useful [...]Top concepts:
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