Negros-Cebu, Philippines Earthquake M6.7
A strong M6.7 earthquake occurred in the Negros-Cebu Region of the Philippines at 11:49 AM local time on Monday, February 6, 2012. News reports
Natural Gas Funding for the Sierra Club
Between 2007 and 2010 the Sierra Club accepted over $25 million in donations from the gas industry but declined recent offers of $30 million.
Tags: ads-by-google, archaeology, coal, current-events, earth sciences, environment, Jobs, mexico, shaleYou Don’t Have Earthquake Coverage
Out of nearly 6000 homes damaged by the August 23 earthquake in Virginia , only a few percent will be covered by earthquake insurance. A bill in the Virginia legislature, if passed, will require insurance companies to notify all homeowners who have purchased a homeowners insurance policy that does not cover earthquakes.
Tags: archaeology, current-events, earthquake, energy, environment, geology-news, Geology.com, japan, Jobs, massachusetts, natural hazards, north-carolina, philippines, politics and geology, shaleLinks Between Asians and the Earliest Native Americans
“A tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia may have been the genetic source of the earliest Native Americans, according to new research by a University of Pennsylvania -led team of anthropologists.” Quoted from the NSF press release.
Tags: ads-by-google, alaska, archaeology, asia, current-events, earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, north-carolina, shaleNorth Dakota Geothermal Boom
In addition to the Bakken Formation , lots of new energy is being tapped in North Dakota’s subsurface. During 2011, geothermal energy installations were up by 26% over 2010
Tags: archaeology, current-events, geology-news, Geology.com, geophysics, geothermal, Jobs, meteorites, news, north, north-dakotaFracking Backlog in North Dakota
Even though oil production from North Dakota ’s Bakken Formation has propelled the state to new production records there is still a backlog of wells to be fracked.
Tags: archaeology, bakken shale, climate-change, current-events, environment, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, news, north, north-carolina, north-dakota, pennsylvania, philippines, united-statesEarthTrek Gravestone Project – Weathering Study
“This project aims to map the location of a graveyards around the globe and then use marble gravestones in those graveyards to measure the weathering rate of marble at that location.” Quoted from the project website.
Tags: archaeology, carolina, current-events, earth, environment, geophysics, Jobs, meteorites, north-carolina, project, rocks, south-carolina, united-states, virginiaZoning Laws for the Ocean?
“U.S. communities routinely use zoning laws to control where businesses may operate in a neighborhood. Now there’s a move to zone the ocean
Tags: archaeology, geophysics, hydropower, mexico, news, ocean, oil and gas, shale, south-carolinaUSGS: 100 Years of Volcano Monitoring
“This year, the USGS is proud to celebrate 100 years of continuous volcano monitoring in the United States.
Tags: archaeology, carolina, current-events, energy, hawaiian, Jobs, marcellus-shale, middle-east, news, north-carolina, shale, virginia100 Billion Planets in the Milky Way
This CNN video explains why researchers believe that there are at least 100 billion planets in the Milky Way .
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