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The New York Times
Geologists in Sweden have found what they call the first-ever "extinct" meteorite buried within a 470-million-year old limestone slab. The new space rock belongs to a family of meteorites that once bombarded Earth, but no longer plunge to the planet, according to a paper published June 14 in the journal Nature Communications. "No similar meteorite is known on Earth of the 50,000 meteorites that have been found," said Birger Schmitz, a geologist from Lund University in Sweden, and lead author of the paper.
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Science World Report
The geologists from West Virginia University discovered that the collective estimates of carbon dioxide that were released into the atmosphere from 140 coal mines in Pennsylvania is equivalent to that of a small power plant. The researchers used a meter designed for measuring carbon dioxide in beverages to measure the carbon dioxide in mine drainage water. They were able to calculate the amount of carbon dioxide released from the abandoned coal mines.
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OilVoice
There is hope in the oilfield service industry despite the current downturn. Closed and abandoned service markets as well as new emerging markets can still provide opportunities for service companies. Rystad Energy expects a $30 billion growth from 2014 to 2018 to be realized for 20 countries around the world.
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AIPG
Vickie Hill, AIPG Membership Services Manager, has announced her acceptance of a new position and opportunity outside AIPG. She will be missed.
We thank her for her excellent efforts at AIPG over the past 8 1/2 years, especially her extraordinary ability to relate to geoscience students.
The AIPG Executive Committee, AIPG members and the AIPG headquarters staff extend to her the warmest wishes for a fulfilling and successful future in her new endeavor.
AIPG
Compiled by Mark B. Carpenter and Christopher M. Keane
For more than 40 years, AGI's Data Sheets have been a critical tool for the geoscientist in field, the lab, and the classroom. For decades its bright orange cover and three-ring binding was distinctive in the geoscience community. The book evolved into its current, full-color and spiral bound format with the 2005 debut of the 4th edition.
Now AGI has tapped some of the best minds in the geosciences to produce this 5th edition. Featuring the contributions of over 240 experts worldwide in their respective fields, this new, expanded edition is over 470 full-color pages. Three years of work went into the Handbook to broaden its scope across the disciplines. With more than 170 complete new data sheets, and full revisions of prior data sheets, over 85% of the content is either new or revised for the fifth edition. The Geoscience Handbook is the quick reference tool for key metrics and concepts, a guide to cornerstone papers and recent developments, as well as short tutorials on topics that may not be familiar to all geoscientists.
Hurry and order your copy today!
AIPG
The purpose of the AIPG Student Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize the most outstanding student chapter for their participation in, and contribution to, the American Institute of Professional Geologists. The award will consist of a plaque to be presented to the student chapter, a certificate to each of the officers of the chapter at the time of their submittal, a $500 award for the chapter, and a trip for one member of the winning student chapter to the annual AIPG conference and executive meetings. The student that attends the annual meeting will observe the organization and functions of AIPG and participate in the executive board meeting.
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AIPG
AIPG members can now save up to 28 percent on an expanded portfolio of UPS air and international Express shipping. That's a significant savings over FedEx published rates!* Simple shipping! Special savings! It's that easy!
For complete details or to sign up, click here.
*See Rates and Services Chart for detail of Savings and Discounts, which depend on total weekly gross shipping charges incurred.
AIPG
Showcase your company! Sign up for a one year business card size ad in AIPG's The Professional Geologist (TPG) publication (four quarterly issues). The TPG Professional Services Directory lists companies with experience and expertise in all phases of geology and is distributed to more than 15,000 in the geosciences around the globe. TPG is printed, placed online and emailed. The journal is made available at all the conferences that AIPG hosts and attends. For only $400 (AIPG members) and $500 (nonmembers) it is a great deal!
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A fun-loving choice that's a true fashion accessory, with 100 percent cotton, three-panel construction, self-fabric sweatband and stitched eyelets. Lightly brushed to soften the fabric and color. Available colors: black, navy, khaki and white.
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AIPG
Show off your AIPG membership with this sturdy tote that is perfect for day trips, errands and more. White durable canvas with double stitched black handles and bottom has the AIPG logo printed on one side.
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University of Hawaii
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin the third of three cruise legs to explore the deepest oceanic trench on the planet, the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific. Leg 3 is taking place June 16–July 10, as the exploration team maps and explores the northern part of the the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Anyone with an internet connection can virtually explore the deep sea with scientists and researchers from their computer or mobile device. Live streaming video is available during each and every dive starting on June 17.
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KTVQ-TV
Scientists, researchers and volunteers with Judith River Dinosaur Institute and Dino Lab will begin excavation of what is believed to be the largest dinosaur ever discovered in Montana. The dinosaur known as "Big Monty" belongs to the group of lock neck, plant eating dinosaurs known as sauropods.
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Water Online
A new study has revealed that unnecessary amounts of phosphorus carried by rainwater from farms to lakes can now be greatly reduced. To complete the study, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, researchers from Pennsylvania State University worked together with those from Central Michigan University and Cornell University to learn about the transmission of phosphorus from agricultural lands and streams.
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The Scotsman
Three dramatic landscapes on Scotland's West Coast are in the top 10 favorite attractions in the U.K. for holidaying geology fans, according to new satellite data. GPS information from a hi-tech British Geological Survey smartphone app shows ancient rock formations and rugged coastlines in Ullapool and on the islands of Skye and Arran are attracting amateur and professional geologists in their droves.
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Phys.org
Satellite radar images reveal ground movement of infamous sinkholes near Wink, Texas; suggest the two existing holes are expanding, and new ones are forming as nearby subsidence occurs at an alarming rate.
Residents of Wink and neighboring Kermit have grown accustomed to the two giant sinkholes that sit between their small West Texas towns. But now radar images taken of the sinkholes by an orbiting space satellite reveal big changes may be on the horizon.
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MIT Technology Review
One of the great puzzles of geophysics is how the Earth generates and maintains its magnetic field. The general thinking is that when conducting material in Earth's outer core moves due to convection, it generates electric currents, and these create a magnetic field. But this field is also influenced by the Earth's rotation, and this influences the convection currents of electrically conducting materials in the core. The result is a powerful feedback process that leads to hugely complex behavior.
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San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Dave Meko, a professor from the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, has made a career out of interpreting stories about rainfall, stream flows, climate patterns and most importantly, droughts silently hidden within California's ancient pine trees. Through tree-ring research, Meko and his team are hoping to reconstruct the history of droughts in the state going back 1,000 years by examining hundreds of tree-ring samples he has collected.
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