Environment & Geology

Magazine articles on environmental science and geology.

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Geotimes June 2003 David Applegate	Congress Re-examines Earthquake Policy It should not take a catastrophe for us do the right thing and make the minimal investments needed to deploy existing technology where it can do the most good.
Geotimes June 2003	Mary Lou Zoback and James Dieterich: Survey scientists in the National Academy These two geophysicists, both from the Earthquake Hazards team in Menlo Park, are the only currently employed USGS scientists in the prestigious society of scholars in more than 15 years.
Geotimes June 2003	Energy & Resources A second look at geothermal energy... Mineral Resource of the Month: Germanium
Geotimes June 2003	Geomedia Ten years of mapping Utah...
Geotimes May 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Robotic Field Geologists Take to Mars Next month, the first of two twin robotic geologists will head to the Red Planet, armed with a suite of tools for conducting geology on the harsh Martian surface.
Geotimes May 2003	Martian Field Trips on Earth Many researchers look to Earth for examples of or contrasts to what we're seeing of the Red Planet.
Outside May 2003 Bruce Barcott	Last Flight Out The Macal River Valley in Belize is home to three-toed tapirs, elusive jaguars, and a rare subspecies of scarlet macaw. But if Belize Electricity Ltd. gets its way, one of the richest riparian habitats north of the Amazon will disappear beneath the waters of a controversial dam.
Geotimes May 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Molten martian core The more researchers study Mars, the more similarities they seem to find between the Red Planet and Earth. The latest parallels come from the planet's enigmatic interior.
Geotimes May 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	The drilling footprint on the North Slope Deciding whether or not to develop new areas, such as ANWR, will always be a trade-off. Good engineering design is usually good environmentally. Still, no matter how careful you are, if you go into an untouched area, there's nothing you can do to prevent impact other than to stay out completely.
Geotimes May 2003 Greg Peterson	A new trigger for Ice Age retreat About 14,600 years ago, a huge pulse of freshwater drained from continental ice sheets into the world's oceans. Now scientists have a new theory for where it came from.
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