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Update: who supports keeping geologist registration 

Arizona Geology [2016-02-20 19:15:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (195 visits) info

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The AIPG Arizona Chapter sent out a report this morning on the hearing in the Arizona House Commerce Committee on the bill, HB2613, to de-license geologists, landscape architects and a number of other professions.   Here is an excerpt from their summary: <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE

Scientists At Work- The Latest On Dog Domestication 

Reporting on a Revolution [2015-04-19 08:45:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (109 visits) info
Over at Science Magazine David Grimm has written a very informative article on the status of research on dog domestication. Its about the techniques being brought to bear on the question of the place and timing of dog origins and also about the scientists involved in the research, their pet theories and the conflicts within the field. An excerpt: Hulme-Beaman has spent the past 6

2014 in review 

I think mining [2014-12-30 11:35:32]  recommend  recommend this post  (157 visits) info

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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 220,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 9 days for that many people to see

More Academic Bun Fight: The Younger Dryas Impact Argument Continues (And Starts Getting...Sharp) 

The Dragon’s Tales [2013-10-31 05:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (55 visits) info
Younger Dryas impact model confuses comet facts, defies airburst physics Authors: Boslough et al Excerpt: In PNAS, Wittke et al. (1) present evidence that they indicate supports major airbursts and/or impacts at the beginning of the Younger Dryas, as proposed by Firestone et al. (2). One of the major criticisms of the hypothesis has been the lack of any physics-based model for

Academic Bun Fight: Chobot Lake (Canada) Evdience for a Younger Dryas Impact? 

The Dragon’s Tales [2013-10-04 23:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (75 visits) info
Reply to Ives and Froese: Regarding the impact-related Younger Dryas boundary layer at Chobot site, Alberta, Canada Authors: James H. Wittke, Ted E. Bunch, Kenneth B. Tankersley, I. Randolph Daniel, Jr., Johan B. Kloosterman, Gunther Kletetschka, Allen West, and Richard B. Firestone Excerpt: Ives and Froese (1) challenge the identification of the Chobot black mat layer at the Younger

Rome Colosseum at risk from subway expansion - activists 

GeoPrac.net [2013-03-10 22:59:25]  recommend  recommend this post  (127 visits) info
Members of an Italian herritage association claim that tunneling 50 meters below the streets of Rome would put the Roman Colosseum at risk of collapsing. Here is an excerpt from the article I found:“The Colosseum is at risk,” heritage association Italia Nostra said in a statement. “Nobody at the moment can guarantee that the Colosseum's foundations will not be affected by the deep excavation of land just dozens of meters away from the monument,” it added.This is [...]

Dubai Flare Gas Slated for Motor Fuel 

Terra Central [2013-02-15 03:06:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (57 visits) info
In the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a partnership between the city and the national oil company that will create a project to capture flare gas (see previous post), compress it, and use it for motor fuel. An excerpt from the press release: Emirates Gas LLC (EMGAS), a subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Municipality to treat land

2012 in review 

I think mining [2012-12-30 20:46:26]  recommend  recommend this post  (50 visits) info
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: About 55,000 tourists visit Liechtenstein every year. This blog was viewed about 270,000 times in 2012. If it were Liechtenstein, it would take about 5 years for that many people to see it. Your blog had more visits than

2312: A Review 

Astronaut for Hire [2012-08-14 19:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (78 visits) info
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I recently had the good fortune of being asked to review Kim Stanley Robinson's newest novel 2312. He sent me a personally signed copy of the thick book, which I have been digesting slowly for the past couple of months. An excerpt of my review is below. For the full review, please see Moonandback.com. Imagine a future where people have escaped a crowded, environmentally ravaged Earth to inhabit the entire solar system. From vulcanoids near the Sun to Pluto in the Kuiper Belt and [...]

A $3 Million Prize for Fundamental Physics 

Terra Central [2012-08-04 19:42:23]  recommend  recommend this post  (52 visits) info
Let’s face it: if scientists aim to get rich, they picked the wrong profession. However, if you can hit a ball with a stick and be really good at it, you can earn tens of millions of dollars a year. Chrystia Freeland (no relation) has a nice article at Reuters about the latest $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize, which was created by Russian billionaire investor Yuri Milner. An excerpt: Milner,

Blog citations are better than pers. comms. 

Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week [2012-02-06 11:50:27]  recommend  recommend this post  (96 visits) info
Here’s an excerpt from a Google chat conversation that Mike and I had last May. I’m posting it now as a break from the OA Wars, and because it’s annoying to have to keep track of stuff that we know about but haven’t talked about publicly. Matt: Something occurred to me the other day, and

Arizona's thirsty cities 

Arizona Geology [2012-01-25 04:23:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (24 visits) info
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Phoenix and Tucson get much of their water from the Central Arizona Project, "the country's largest and most expensive water-delivery system," according to an excerpt from a new book, "The Very Hungry City," by Austin Troy [right, CAP system map, from the book].Troy notes that CAP relies on the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant at Page, to supply the electricity to run

2011 in review 

I think mining [2012-01-02 19:05:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (25 visits) info
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 130,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 6 days for that many people to see

2011 in review 

Northwest Geology Field Trips [2012-01-01 21:01:28]  recommend  recommend this post  (28 visits) info
Happy New Year to readers of Northwest Geology Field Trips. Here is a summary of 2011 activity on the website, prepared by WordPress. It’s a little glitzier than you usually see on these pages, but there are some interesting stats. Read it if you wish. Here’s an excerpt: Madison Square Garden can seat 20,000 people

2011 in review 

Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings [2012-01-01 20:57:03]  recommend  recommend this post  (22 visits) info
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Might as well post it. Here’s an excerpt: London Olympic Stadium holds 80,000 people. This blog was viewed about 300,000 times in 2011. If it were competing at London Olympic Stadium, it would take about 4 sold-out events for that many people

Protected: Interview: Rosaly M.C. Lopes, Planetary Scientist 

Volcano World [2011-12-19 10:52:54]  recommend  recommend this post  (22 visits) info
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Landslides in the movies part 1 – Buster Keaton demonstrates how to survive a rockslide 

The Landslide Blog [2011-10-25 09:07:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (46 visits) info
An excerpt from the classic Buster Keaton movie Seven Chances in which the star demonstrates how to trigger and then escape from a

Field trip to Beach 4, Olympic coast 

Northwest Geology Field Trips [2011-06-22 07:36:21]  recommend  recommend this post  (67 visits) info
Dear friends, At long last, I’ve added a new field trip. This one investigates an angular unconformity, a disconformity, and turbidite layers at Beach 4, just north of Kalaloch in Olympic National Park. You’ll find the full story here. This field trip is an excerpt from the book I’m writing, Geology Underfoot in Western Washington,

Vintage Dinosaur Art: More Dinosaurs! 

Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [2011-06-13 17:22:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (54 visits) info
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Keen followers of this blog (who surely number into the hundreds of thousands at least by now) may remember that, back in May, I took a look at the first issue of Dinosaurs! magazine from back in the early '90s. However, with all 104 issues at my disposal, it seemed a shame to stop there. Here, then, are 8 more images from throughout the history of the magazine, naturally selected for dino-nerd-entertainment value (rather than artistry. I'm just not fair).First up: perhaps one of the strangest [...]

Issa’s Wrong About Domestic Oil Production 

Terra Central [2011-05-27 13:03:48]  recommend  recommend this post  (24 visits) info
Domestic oil production has risen the last two years, reversing a long decline. California Congressman Darrell Issa was on CNN’s In the Arena last night, accusing the Obama Administration of intentionally driving up fuel prices and stifling domestic production. The trasncript from the program is available here. An excerpt: REP. DARRELL ISSA (R), CALIFORNIA: Well, Eliot, as you probably know, Secretary Chu said that we needed European oil prices in
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