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News From Friday, January 22, 2010
11:41:46 PM Venezuelan oil belt could produce 513 bln barrels
Reuters UK - UK

It is the largest crude oil resource assessment ever done by the US Geological Survey for one area and its first for the Orinoco Oil Belt, ... [more]

8:46:48 PM New coal map available
Wyoming Business Report - Cheyenne,WY,USA

ìThe map, which updates the 1991 version, showcases Wyoming's coal geology and the substantial industry it supports,î said WSGS coal geologist Nick Jones. ... [more]

7:53:37 PM Oil Estimates in Venezuela Doubled
New York Times

In a new assessment (PDF), government geologists with the United States Geological Survey have provided a dramatic new estimate of how much oil is .... [more]

7:10:20 PM Who is and who is not to mine sand? NEA and Geology Division Consulted
Foroyaa online

NEA and Geology Division Consulted By Madiba Singhateh on 22-01-10 (0 reads) News by the same author This reporter has been assigned the responsibility of ... [more]

6:45:31 PM Glug... Wet weather swamping records
Baltimore Sun

Now the US Geological Survey is adding to the most impressive statistics that piled up during 2009. The year ended with 55.57 inches of precipitation at BWI ... [more]

6:45:04 PM Geologists warn of landslide danger
Inland Empire News - Riverside,CA,USA

Geologists say hillsides in the foothills below the area burned by the Station Fire are most prone to slides. La Canada Mayor Laura O'Lasso says that will ... [more]

5:53:43 PM False alarm, stay calm
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India

He had the wisdom to put his money on sound scientific evidence to the contrary that came from a septuagenarian geologist and has justifiably come out ... [more]

4:59:16 PM Where in the World Will the Next Big Earthquake Strike?
Glob smacked

Geologists suspect that Haiti's destructive quake resulted from 250 years of seismic stress that has been building up between the North American and .... [more]

4:55:28 PM Aftershocks a way of life in quake-ravaged Haiti
CNN International - Atlanta,GA,USA

The quake Friday morning had a magnitude of 4.4, the Geological Survey said. That makes it much less powerful than the 7.0-magnitude quake that struck 10 ... [more]

3:39:20 PM Haiti hit by another aftershock
The Hindu

The epicentre of the aftershock was reported by the US Geological Survey to be 25 km north-west of the capital Port-au-Prince. According to the Geological ... [more]

3:03:01 PM UPI NewsTrack TopNews
United Press International

22 (UPI) -- City workers and geologists will assess areas threatened by violent weather to determine if residents can return, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio ... [more]

3:01:47 PM Infrastructure Materials Corp - Appointment of new Chief Geologist
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

Mr. Frost has provided geological services to the Company for past 16 months, assisting in the exploration of the Company's resources. ... [more]

9:24:16 AM Wyoming briefs
Casper Star-Tribune Online - Casper,WY,USA

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK -- Geologists report three more minor earthquakes rattled Yellowstone National Park as part of swarm that began Sunday. ... [more]

8:14:51 AM Haiti Aftershocks Will Continue for Months, Maybe Years
Wired News - USA

By Betsy Mason A US Geological Survey assessment has found that the sequence of aftershocks following the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck near ... [more]

6:31:07 AM Haiti Aftershock Sparks More Fear Among Survivors
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet - Dallas,TX,USA

The US Geological Survey said the aftershock was centered 30 miles west-southwest of Port-au-Prince at a depth of 6 miles. The epicenter was about twice as ... [more]

5:40:38 AM Haiti had warning
Sacramento News and Review - Sacramento,CA,USA

Haiti has a long history of devastating earthquakes, according to Carol Prentice, a US Geological Survey research geologist based in Menlo Park. .... [more]

3:02:05 AM Gov. Bobby Jindal pressed to take greenhouse gases more seriously
NOLA / Associated Press

Torbjörn Törnqvist, a coastal geologist at Tulane University, agreed. "Most of us scientists are a little uneasy about what seems to be the lack of urgency ... [more]

1:42:25 AM Lucknow geologists vindicated on glaciers
Times of India - India

What scientists at the Geological Survey of India (GSI) here and those at the Lucknow University (LU) have been reiterating since long has now been admitted ... [more]

1:24:43 AM Mickey Fulp: Race to Rare Earths Heats Up
Gold Seek - USA

Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp says that 2009's "flavor of the year"—rare earth elements—will sport that same label in 2010. A major driving force, ... [more]



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