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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
October 5th - AIPG Virtual Book Club - Some Assembly Required By Neil Shubin
AIPG
Neil Shubin's Some Assembly Required is for me the most important publication on fossil evolution since Niles Eldridge and Stephen Jay Gould's 1972, Puntuated Equilibria: an alternative to phyletic gradualism, which built upon Ernst Mayr's model of geographic speciation, Michael Lerner's theories of developmental and genetic homeostasis, and their own empirical research. Eldredge and Gould proposed that the degree of gradualism commonly attributed to Charles Darwin is virtually nonexistent in the fossil record, and that stasis dominates the history of most fossil species.
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REGISTER NOW! An In-Person Event
AIPG
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM BY OCTOBER 8TH TO SAVE!
THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S AIPG NATIONAL CONFERENCE
- JOBS
- CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- INCREASE YOUR TOOL BOX
- EXPAND YOUR NETWORK
- LEARN NEW IDEAS
We know that climate changes and the population explosion require your expertise more than ever today and into the future. That is why this year’s theme is: "The Role of Geoscientists for Resiliency, Sustainability and Opportunities in a Changing Environment."
What makes this event even better is the AIPG National Conference is In-Person with Risk-free Registration.
You will have access to:
Mini-workshops on drones in geology and environmental considerations for well fracking. Mini-Workshops (includes CEUs) - click here for mini-workshop descriptions
Technical sessions covering Ag, Water, Energy, Geologic Hazards, Mining, Droughts and Floods, Deforestation and Wildfires and Coastal Resiliency
Student Day covering everything from resume writing to getting your new job.
Field Trips to the Petrified Forest and Wine Tasting at Old Faithful Geyser, Sierra Nevada-Northern Mines Malakoff Diggins State Park/Empire Mine State Park, North Bay Geology-Flooding, Faults, Groundwater, at Train and Wine Tasting Geology of Mt. Diablo and Modern Aggregate Gravel and Gold Mining in the Lower Yuba River with Field Evidence. Field Trips (click here for field trip descriptions)
An Open Discussion Event with the entire AIPG national conference attendees will be discussing how geologists can build resilience across America as extreme weather conditions occur and populations in cities and towns increase. You will be given an opportunity to share your ideas on this important topic.
AIPG has even created itineraries for your significant others to enjoy while you are attending workshops and technical sessions.
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TPG October/November/December Issue available online
AIPG
FEATURES
Understanding of Aquifer Systematics Can Aid Water Planning and Policy, W. Peter Balleau, CPG-2716
Implementing Stealth Education in the Geosciences – Part 3, James F. Howard, Ph.D., CPG-2536
Underground Natural Gas Storage and the Future of Carbon Sequestration, James L. Gooding, MEM-3070
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AIPG Virtual Book Club - November 8, 2021 - Getting Green Done by Auden Schendler
AIPG
The great flaw in the sustainable-business movement today is that few are willing to admit that achieving sustainability is difficult, and maybe impossible, without big changes in the way the world currently operates. (p. 9).
The bottom line is that this job isn't about the beauty, it's about the mess. It's not about the glory, it's about the dogged pursuit of an enormously challenging goal. This book is testimony to the fact that the sustainable business movement isn't gliding along rails. We're slogging through the mud, struggling with difficult problems that have complex answers. There's contradiction in the very fact of our existence, and uncertainty as to the outcome of our work. I am constantly asked: "Climate change is big these days. But what's next?" My latest response has been, "Honesty. The point is that unless we own up to the realities, we're deluding ourselves, we'll never be able to get down to solving the real problems." (pp. 238-239)
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.OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
11th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge
AIPG
ISMAR11 includes a full day of pre-conference workshops, three days of technical sessions, plenary sessions, awards luncheon, field trips and great networking, socializing, and entertainment opportunities.
Stay connected by signing up for the ISMAR11 mailing list for the latest information on abstracts, registration information, etc.
Conference website - https://www.ismar11.net/#about
Call For Abstracts
We want to hear from you! Managed Aquifer Recharge covers such a wide variety of activities that it is impossible to capture all the potential topics in a call for abstracts. What we have listed in the link below is a general guide to how topics may be organized at the conference. Don’t feel constrained by this list, just submit your abstract!
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
October 7, 2021 — AIPG Illinois / Indiana fall 2021 meeting
AIPG
Abstract: Climate change — present, and future — poses a serious threat to Illinois' citizens, economy, and environment. We'll discuss climate change in Illinois, its varied and interconnected impacts, and projections of future changes and the roles of mitigation and adaptation.
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October 19, 2021 — Rifting, Drifting, Drowning and Getting Bombed! The Mesozoic of Central Texas
AIPG
Zoom Webinar Series Part 2 of 'The Geology of the Llano Uplift and Central Texas'
Lead by: John L. Berry, CPG, Texas Section
- The Mesozoic Time Scale
- Eustasy: Supercontinents and Sea-Level
- The Triassic: Up-doming, & Divorce of Africa from the Americas
- The Jurassic: Goodbye, Yucatan, Hello Halite and Anoxia!
- The Cretaceous: The Great Drowning, Choking on Chalk
- Oh, no! Not the Yucatan again? The Grand Slam!
- Questions
Earn 0.1 CEU / 1 PDH for attending! Certificates will be emailed after the webinar.
Cost: Members - $10, Non-Members - $25, Student Members - $0
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October 9th And 10th, 2021 — Join Us in Volunteering For Scout Days At Dinosaur Ridge!
AIPG
The AIPG CO Section participates in Scout Days each year by hosting a booth for the Scouts to stop by for geologic education. The Scouts are typically working on geology and paleontology badges, so they are eager to learn!
This year, Girl Scout day is Saturday, October 9, 9am - 3pm, and Boy Scout day is Sunday, October 10, 9am - 3pm. We ask for volunteers in minimum of 2-hour increments: 9am-11am, 11am-1pm, 1pm-3pm.
Please email colorado-aipg@outlook.com with your availability for the weekend. Please feel free to also bring along any rocks/fossils/educational materials you would like to use as educational props with the kids and their families.
We appreciate your help and enthusiasm!
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.MARK YOUR CALENDAR
.AIPG ONLINE STORE
Baseball Cap
AIPG's baseball cap has a velcro enclosure and embroidered lettering.
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Tall Cafe Mug
This tall 16 oz. cobalt blue cafe mug has a glossy finished exterior with an easy to hold handle. It is safe in the microwave and features the AIPG logo in microwavable metallic gold.
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T-shirt Earth is Our Coloring Book
- Heavy Cotton Tee
- Choice of colors: white and ash gray
- 5.3-ounce, 100% preshrunk, open-ended carded cotton (except gray shirts which are 99% cotton and 1% other fibers)
- Classic loose fit for all-day comfort
- Shoulder-to-shoulder tape and seamless collar
- Double-needle neck sleeve and bottom hem
*Price includes shipping.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Professional credential status and plans among COVID-19 study participants
AIPG
AGI Geoscience Currents - As a side analysis of the Geoscience COVID-19 study, the state of licensure and certification of participants was canvassed. Professional licensure is common among non-academic geoscientists because it is often required for their occupation, and among survey respondents, 71% of non-academic geoscience survey participants noted that they had a professional license or certification. In addition, nearly one-third of academic faculty also mentioned having professional licensure or certification. Most study participants (92%) indicated that they had no plans for taking a professional certification or licensing exam this year with the primary reasons being either they already held the licenses and certifications they needed or that licensure / certification was not required for their occupation. However, 8% of survey participants indicated that they planned on taking a professional certification or licensing exam this year.
We will continue to provide current snapshots on the impacts of COVID-19 on the geoscience enterprise throughout the year. For more information, and to participate in the study, please visit: www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/covid19
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A stunning look at the hidden mysteries of glacier caves
The New York Times
According to author Jason Gulley: I was dangling from a thin nylon rope, some 250 feet from the bottom of an icy shaft. Looking up, I noted the spindrift — blinding snow whipped into a frenzy by howling winds — that was sandblasting the entrance, some 20 feet above me. I was glad to be out of the weather, hanging in near silence.
As my eyes adjusted to the lower light, I found myself staring down into a chasm that was far bigger than anything I thought we might find beneath the surface of the Greenland ice sheet.
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SwRI scientists confirm decrease in Pluto's atmospheric density
EurekAlert!
When Pluto passed in front of a star on the night of August 15, 2018, a Southwest Research Institute-led team of astronomers had deployed telescopes at numerous sites in the U.S. and Mexico to observe Pluto's atmosphere as it was briefly backlit by the well-placed star. Scientists used this occultation event to measure the overall abundance of Pluto's tenuous atmosphere and found compelling evidence that it is beginning to disappear, refreezing back onto its surface as it moves farther away from the Sun.
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Study: Exposure to deadly urban heat worldwide has tripled in recent decades
ScienceDaily
A new study of more than 13,000 cities worldwide has found that the number of person-days in which inhabitants are exposed to extreme combinations of heat and humidity has tripled since the 1980s. The authors say the trend, which now affects nearly a quarter of the world's population, is the combined result of both rising temperatures and booming urban population growth.
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RIT researchers receive funding to research and address how plastic ends up in Great Lakes
EurekAlert!
Rochester Institute of Technology scientists will investigate plastic waste entering the Great Lakes and develop prevention and removal measures thanks in part to more than $420,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Professor Christy Tyler from the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences and Associate Professor Matthew Hoffman from the School of Mathematical Sciences secured two NOAA Marine Debris Program awards to lead interdisciplinary projects with big environmental implications.
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Hidden mangrove forest in the Yucatan peninsula reveals ancient sea levels
ScienceDaily
Deep in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, an ancient mangrove ecosystem flourishes more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the nearest ocean. This is unusual because mangroves — salt-tolerant trees, shrubs, and palms — are typically found along tropical and subtropical coastlines.
A new study led by researchers across the University of California system in the United States and researchers in Mexico focuses on this luxuriant red mangrove forest.
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La Palma island's volcano roars again, spewing thicker lava
The Associated Press
A volcano that has already destroyed nearly 1,000 buildings on a Spanish island increased its explosive power, roaring louder and spewing thicker lava out of its main vent.
The volcanic eruption started on Sept. 19 and has forced the evacuation of over 6,000 residents of the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa.
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