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Everyone is in favor of good moral and professional ethical behavior but few have thought about them rigorously. What constitutes common morality and professional ethics? This webinar, hosted by David M. Abbott Jr., AIPG Certified Professional Geologist 4570, will explore the basic concepts and definitions of and the differences between common morality and professional ethics. This includes the distinction between moral rules and moral ideals. What steps are used to determine the legitimate basis for an allowable violation of a moral or ethical rule? What is the relationship between ethical behavior and integrity? Case histories will illustrate the concepts presented and the methodology of ethical analysis.
AIPG accredited — 1 hour webinar = 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) or .1 CEUs.
Live webinar prices:
- $35 for AIPG CPG Members
- $50 for AIPG Members
- $65 for Non-Members
- $20 for Students
Register online.
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AIPG Student Scholarship applications for undergraduate and graduate are due Feb. 15.
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Hosted by the AIPG National and the AIPG Wisconsin Section
in cooperation with the AIPG Minnesota Section, Wisconsin DNR, WGNHS, and Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association.
Join us for a sand mine life-cycle seminar specifically designed for mining manager, operators, educators, students, regulators, geologists, engineers, equipment manufacturers and land use planners involved in siting, permitting, operating and reclaiming sand mines in the Midwest.
- May 11 — WPDES Nonmetallic Mining Permit Process Seminar — Schedule
- May 12 — Sand Mine Life Cycle Seminar — Speaker Schedule
- May 13 — Field Trip: Industrial Sand Resources of West-Central Wisconsin
Jay Zambito, Lisa Haas, and Bill Batten with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey will lead the field trip Industrial Sand Resources of West-Central Wisconsin on Saturday, May 13. The trip will depart from the Holiday Inn Eau Claire at 9 .a.m and return to the hotel at approximately 4 p.m. The cost of the trip includes transportation, lunch and water.
May 11-13, 2017
Holiday Inn Eau Claire South
4751 Owen Ayers Court
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
Registration and more information available here.
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Music City Rocks — Geology in the Past, Present and Future
How geology has shaped our history, provides present day resources and prepares us for tomorrow's challenges.
Sept. 23-26, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nashville Airport Marriott
600 Marriott Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 889-9300 | (888) 228-9290
Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit by May 1.
Book your group rate for American Institute of Professional Geologists.
Marriott hotel(s) offering your special group rate: Nashville Airport Marriott for $149 per night
Sept. 22-27. The last day to book is Sept. 1.
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Geoscience Policy Recommendations for the New Administration and the 115th Congress.
This set of policy recommendations outlines ways to achieve our shared national interests where the geosciences play a significant role. The policy proposals build on the consensus document Geoscience for America's Critical Needs: Invitation to a National Policy Dialogue, which was developed for the 2016 election.
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Earth Science Week
AGI is pleased to announce that the theme of Earth Science Week 2017 is "Earth and Human Activity." This year's event, the 20th annual Earth Science Week celebration, promotes awareness of what geoscience tells us about human interaction with the planet's natural systems and processes.
Earth Science Week 2017 learning resources and activities are engaging young people and others in exploring the relationship between human activity and the geosphere (earth), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air) and biosphere (life). This year's theme promotes public understanding and stewardship the planet, especially in terms of the ways people affect and are affected by these Earth systems.
Human activity has a huge impact on Earth, and the possibilities open to humanity are, in turn, shaped by Earth’s natural processes. The geosciences are essential for understanding how we can make the most of opportunities and manage challenges offered in areas such as energy, technology, climate change, the environment, natural disasters, industry, agriculture, recreation and tourism.
To mark the occasion of the 20th annual Earth Science Week, celebrated Oct. 8-14, AGI and key program partners are launching a slate of new initiatives, materials and other offerings for participants throughout the year. Details will be announced in the coming months.
Reaching more than 50 million people annually, Earth Science Week is led by AGI in cooperation with its sponsors and the geoscience community as a service to the public. Each October, community groups, educators and interested citizens organize celebratory events offering unique and vital opportunities to discover the Earth sciences and engage in responsible stewardship of the Earth.
Geoff Camphire
Outreach Programs Manager
American Geosciences Institute
gac@agiweb.org
www.americangeosciences.org/
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The AIPG Colorado Section Newsletter — Winter 2017
The AIPG Ohio Section Newsletter — February 2017
AIPG Section Newsletters from Spring 2016 - January 2017 are available here.
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The European Federation of Geologists and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe co-organized, from Feb. 9-10, the conference "International cooperation on natural resources: geoscientists' contribution to enhanced governance, policy making and attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals." The event was held at the Royal Belgium Institute of Natural Sciences, a venue located only a few hundred meters away from the European Parliament, and was supported by a broad range of European and international organizations. Nearly 100 participants from across Europe and abroad attended the event whose international character was also displayed through a broad geographical representation on a program conveying views from Europe, South Africa, the United States of America and Canada.
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European Federation of Geologists
The European Federation of Geologists and the Association of Greek Geologists will co-organize a workshop on geothermal energy on the island of Santorini (Greece) on May 18-19.
The aim of this Workshop is to provide a glimpse to the future of geothermal energy, facilitating cross-fertilization between different scientific areas and contributing to bringing society a step closer to reaching the goal of zero CO2 emissions.
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The Geological Society
In this issue: Mining and Oil & Gas Survey: Give us your Views, 2017 Council Elections, The Online Bookshop Sale, BBC Terrific Scientific: Water, Recent Special Issues in the Virtual Library, The New 2017 CPD Scheme, Bryan Lovell Meeting Resources, Upcoming Society Meetings: Registrations Open, London Lecture: January video online, Specialist and Regional Group events, See the calendar for more events.
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European Federation of Geologists
EFGeoWeek is a weekly publication by the European Federation of Geologists. It is issued each Tuesday and is complementary with EFG's monthly newsletter GeoNews. EFGeoWeek compiles information from the EFG website, the social media and other publicly accessible media sources relevant for European geoscientists. In addition EFGeoWeek promotes each week one of the articles published in the bi-annual European Geologist Journal.
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INTRAW
In the framework of the first EU raw materials week, the INTRAW project consortium organized, on Nov. 30, 2016, a scenario workshop in Brussels where three scenarios describing the world of raw materials in 2050 were discussed.
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Event |
More Information |
| Feb. 19-22 |
2017 SME Annual Conference & Expo CMA
119th National Western Mining Conference |
Denver |
| March 11-18 |
KY Section-AIPG technical short course: "Modern Carbonate Analogs for the Geologic Record" |
San Salvador Island, Bahamas |
| March 28 |
Live webinar: Fundamentals of Professional Ethics: Elements and Examples |
Register online |
| April 18-19 |
GA Section presents 7th Conference on Innovative Environmental Assessment and Remediation Technology |
Kennesaw, Georgia |
| May 11-13 |
AIPG Sand Mine Life Cycle Seminar and Nonmetallic Mining in Wisconsin: Water Management Operations and Environmental Protection Seminar |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| June 13-14 |
7th Annual Michigan Section Technical Workshop |
Roscommon County, Michigan |
| June 24 |
AIPG National Executive Committee Meeting, AIPG Headquarters Offices |
Thornton, Colorado |
| Sept. 23 |
AIPG National Executive Committee Meeting, Marriott Hotel |
Nashville, Tennessee |
| Sept. 23-26 |
AIPG 2017 National Annual Conference |
Nashville, Tennessee |
| June 16-21, 2018 |
Resources for Future Generations: Energy — Minerals — Water — Earth |
Call for Sessions flyer
Conference Brochure |
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The "down under" styling adds a sense of adventure to any outing. Heavyweight 100 percent cotton canvas; drawstring with cord locks and fashion brass eyelets. Two-side snaps give the option of wearing the brim up or down. Available colors: canvas/canvas, canvas/navy (navy inside).
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Stainless Steel Travel Mug — 18 oz., with blue color grip and slider spill-proof lid mechanism.
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Michigan Technological University via ScienceDaily
Three new minerals recently found are secondary crusts found in old uranium mines in southern Utah. They're bright, yellow and hard to find. Meet leesite, leószilárdite and redcanyonite.
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Smithsonian.com
While humanity may have to a wait few more decades to set foot on Mars, researchers are already getting a glimpse of the Red Planet's geology. A new meteorite study, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that a Martian volcano may have erupted nonstop for more than 2 billion years.
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The Journal of Geology
On a spherical Earth, the mean elevation (approximately −2440 meters) would be everywhere at a mean Earth radius from the center. This directly links an elevation at the surface to physical dimensions of Earth, including surface area and volume, which are at most very slowly evolving components of the Earth system. Earth’s mean elevation thus provides a framework within which to consider changes in height of Earth's solid surface as a function of time. In this article, the focus will be on long-term, nonglacially controlled sea level.
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Cosmos
Some 65 million years ago, the skies over India darkened as one of Earth's biggest volcanic eruptions burbled from below. It rumbled on for millions of years, blocking out sunlight and casting a chill globally, to produce what we know today as the Deccan Traps. Many believe the eruption sent the dinosaurs into severe demise before an asteroid collision finally finished them off. But just how the Earth produced such vast volumes of lava has remained a bit of a mystery.
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The Associated Press via ABC News
The Ridgway's rail is a rare bird that relies on the salt marshes south of Los Angeles to survive. And that's why its future is in doubt — the salt marsh is disappearing under rising seas.
Scientists working with the federal government said the rail's plight at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is indicative of what's happening to salt marshes around the country. The U.S. Geological Survey set about to determine the danger that erosion poses to eight salt marshes on the two coasts.
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Geophysical Research Letters
Ahuna Mons is a 4 kilmoter-tall mountain on Ceres interpreted as a geologically young cryovolcanic dome. Other possible cryovolcanic features are more ambiguous, implying that cryovolcanism is only a recent phenomenon or that other cryovolcanic structures have been modified beyond easy identification. Researchers test the hypothesis that Cerean cryovolcanic domes viscously relax, precluding ancient domes from recognition.
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Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel via ScienceDaily
Mining in the deep sea is technically very challenging and at present not economically feasible. However, deposits in coastal areas beneath the shallow, more accessible continental shelf could help to meet the growing demand for mineral resources, conclude researchers.
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The Christian Science Monitor
A new study has challenged the prevailing theory that an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide helped set the stage for liquid water on Mars. And it's forcing scientists to expand their ideas about the conditions necessary for water — and potentially life.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Decades-old radioactive glass found blanketing the ground after the first nuclear test bomb explosion is being used by scientists to examine theories about the moon's formation some 4 1/2 billion years ago. In a new study, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego Professor James Day and colleagues examined the chemical composition of zinc and other volatile elements contained in the green-colored glass, called trinitite, which were radioactive materials formed under the extreme temperatures that resulted from the 1945 plutonium bomb explosion.
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University of Rochester
The breakdown of methane hydrates due to warming climate is unlikely to lead to massive amounts of methane being released to the atmosphere, according to a recent interpretive review of scientific literature performed by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Rochester.
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