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Negros-Cebu, Philippines Earthquake M6.7

February 6th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

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

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Natural Gas Funding for the Sierra Club

February 6th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Between 2007 and 2010 the Sierra Club accepted over $25 million in donations from the gas industry but declined recent offers of $30 million.

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You Don’t Have Earthquake Coverage

February 5th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

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.

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Links Between Asians and the Earliest Native Americans

February 1st, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“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.

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North Dakota Geothermal Boom

January 30th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

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

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Fracking Backlog in North Dakota

January 20th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

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.

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EarthTrek Gravestone Project – Weathering Study

January 19th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“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.

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Zoning Laws for the Ocean?

January 19th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“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

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USGS: 100 Years of Volcano Monitoring

January 15th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

“This year, the USGS is proud to celebrate 100 years of continuous volcano monitoring in the United States.

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100 Billion Planets in the Milky Way

January 13th, 2012 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

This CNN video explains why researchers believe that there are at least 100 billion planets in the Milky Way .

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