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Volcanic Activity Near Nyamuragira

Geology.com — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:48:52 +0000

This image from Earth Observatory shows the heat of an active lava flow near Nyamuragira Volcano and a lava lake within the summit crater of Nyiragongo.

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ExxonMobile: 2012 Outlook for Energy

Geology.com — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:48:28 +0000

ExxonMobile has release their 2012 Outlook for Energy . This annual publication always presents the company’s forward-looking ideas for world energy supplies and company opportunities and challenges.

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ExxonMobile: 2012 Outlook for Energy

There are More than Geological Stories in the African Rifts

Geology.com — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:47:52 +0000

Alex Guth of Michigan Technological University assisted National Geographic with a story about “why the rift exists and its impact on the local people — a people in crisis — and the delicate ecosystem that coexists”. Related: East Africa’s Great Rift Valley: A Complex Rift System by Alex Guth.

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Interesting Photos from the Canary Islands Eruption

Geology.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:51:02 +0000

The Eruptions blog has interesting photos and commentary on the continuing subsea volcanic activity near the Canary Islands in a post titled: “ Mixing Magmas at the Ongoing El Hierro Eruption “.

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Interesting Photos from the Canary Islands Eruption

Krypton 81 Used to Track Water through the Nubian Aquifer

Geology.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:08:58 +0000

Researchers have used Krypton 81 to study the flow of water through the Nubian Aquifer of North Africa . Krypton isotopes can be used to determine how long water has been underground and how fast it has moved

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Krypton 81 Used to Track Water through the Nubian Aquifer

Anglo American Buying De Beers

Geology.com — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:28:01 +0000

Anglo American has negotiated a deal that will give them 85% of the outstanding stock of De Beers, a company that has dominated the diamond industry for about 100 years.

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South Korea: Coal, Oil and Natural Gas Report

Geology.com — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:52:29 +0000

“South Korea was the world’s tenth largest energy consumer in 2008, and with its lack of domestic reserves, Korea is one of the top energy importers in the world. The country is the fifth largest importer of crude oil, the third largest importer of coal , and the second largest importer of liquefied natural gas .” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Report.

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Kenya’s Oil Potential?

Geology.com — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:36:06 +0000

Although Kenya has no current oil production, discoveries in neighboring Uganda has brought attention to Kenya’s onshore and offshore potential.

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Earth At Night Image Measures Economic Activity

Geology.com — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:00:39 +0000

“The use of nighttime lights visible on earth from space is one of the more innovative ways to measure social and economic activity in countries that have little or no reliable data collection programs.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release.

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Evolution of the “Super-Brain” in Africa

Geology.com — Mon, 02 May 2011 05:18:29 +0000

“CU-Boulder Research Associate John Hoffecker said there is abundant fossil and archaeological evidence for the evolution of the human mind, including its unique power to create a potentially infinite variety of thoughts expressed in the form of sentences, art and technologies.

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