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10:29:14 PM Nortec Minerals Corp.: Drilling Has Begun on The Seinajoki Gold Project in
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) Mr. Turkka Rekola, M.Sc, Project Geologist - Finland and, Mr. Ian F. Laurent MSc.(EconGeol) MAIG RPGeo, President for Nortec, are the persons responsible ... [more]

10:23:05 PM 2 earthquakes strike Big Bear area
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

According to the US Geological Survey's Did You Feel It? service, people reported feeling the quake in Big Bear Lake as well as Big Bear City. ... [more]

9:49:38 PM A Cautionary Word on Sand Berms
New York Times (blog)

By FELICITY BARRINGER A recent report by four federal geologists reiterates some of the concerns that have been raised about the unintended consequences of ... [more]

9:06:16 PM Harrison Schmitt: Apollo 13, the Gulf Oil Spill, and BP
History News Network

[Harrison Schmitt is aa former senator from New Mexico and a geologist. He walked on the Moon as part of the crew of Apollo 17.] Mr. Tony Hayward, CEO of ... [more]

8:37:12 PM USGS and Spot Image Corporation Announce Data Agreement
United States Geological Survey (press release) - Reston,VA,USA

The US Geological Survey will receive nearly unlimited access to imagery collected by Spot Image satellites over the continental United States under a major ... [more]

8:08:16 PM Mapping Project Reinforces Belief in Huge Historic Seas on Mars
Space Ref - USA

A geologic mapping project using NASA spacecraft data offers new evidence that expansive lakes existed long ago on Mars. The research points to a series of ... [more]

7:32:45 PM USGS: Drug companies cause water pollution
United Press International

RESTON, Va., June 7 (UPI) -- US Geological Survey scientists say they've identified pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities as significant sources of ... [more]

7:11:21 PM Another giant Guatemala sinkhole? Geologists brace for it.
Christian Science Monitor - USA

By Husna Haq, Correspondent / June 7, 2010 The giant Guatemala sinkhole isn't actually a sinkhole, says one geologist studying the gaping chasm. .... [more]

6:02:01 PM Geologists ID source of desert oasis water
United Press International

PROVO, Utah, June 7 (UPI) -- A US geologist says he's located the source of water at the Ash Meadows oasis, which is home to 24 unique plant and animal .... [more]

4:06:41 PM Metro manila free from sinkholes
Business Mirror - Philippines

CONSULT a geologist before building a structure to prevent it from being “eaten” by a sinkhole, Arcilla advised. However, he said that since the Philippines ... [more]

4:00:34 PM Young campers get education in geology
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology launched the Youth Geology Field Camp on campus Sunday afternoon, which will take campers throughout the Black ... [more]

3:49:48 PM Pollution of Lake Champlain: Phosphorus loads decreased in 14 lake
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA

BurlingtonFreePress.com Using new statistical methods, the researchers at the US Geological Survey found that phosphorus loads decreased in 14 lake tributaries between 2000 and ... [more]

3:18:19 PM Small earthquake strikes near Los Angeles off California coast
Christian Science Monitor - USA

The US Geological Survey said the 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit shortly after 2 AM Pacific time Monday morning in the coastal waters west of downtown Los ... [more]

3:15:53 PM SOCAR conducts engineering-geological operations in Russian sector of
Trend News Agency

Trend News Agency (subscription) SOCAR's department on geophysics and geology contract completed engineering-geological drilling on the structures "Sarmatskaya" and "Korchaginl" located in ... [more]

2:32:19 PM Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.: Exploration Drilling at QR in
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) This includes a 27 hole diamond drill exploration plan designed by Dr. Jim Yin, Chief Geologist, targeting extensions to the Bonanza Ledge deposit at depth ... [more]

12:57:55 PM Romios Announces the Commencement of Its Drilling and Exploration Program
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) The technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Thomas Skimming, P. Eng., Geologist, VP of Exploration, ... [more]

11:37:48 AM SOCAR's drilling ship carries out engineering-geological drilling in
Azeri Press Agency - Azerbaijan

APA SOCAR Geophysics & Geology Department's Division of Complex Geological Exploration & Topography carried out engineering-geological drilling in Sarmatsk and ... [more]

11:17:49 AM Small earthquake shakes Santa Monica
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

From AP The US Geological survey says the 3.6-magnitude quake struck at 2:17 am PDT Monday and was centered about four miles west of Redondo Beach. .... [more]

10:51:25 AM Appalachian Trail to leap abroad toward Morocco
The Associated Press

Walter Anderson, a former Maine state geologist, explained why. A few hundred million years ago, after the continental plates of Europe and North America ... [more]

8:27:45 AM Additional plays Drillers testing other shale formations above and below
Washington Observer Reporter - Washington,PA,USA

Washington Observer Reporter By Michael Bradwell Pennsylvania's geology has the potential of delivering natural gas from a variety of shale formations beyond the Marcellus strata, .... [more]

8:19:54 AM Dan Doctor on the May 2010 sinkhole in Guatemala City
Earth & Sky

EarthSky spoke with Dan Doctor, a geologist with the US Geological Survey, who studies sinkholes. Dan Doctor: We wouldn't consider Guatemala City to be a ... [more]

6:09:11 AM Georgia's Geology Tour
UNM Daily Lobo - Albuquerque,NM,USA

UNM Continuing Education invites you to join us on a one day tour to explore the geologic story behind the landscape that so fascinated Georgia O'Keeffe at ... [more]

5:47:55 AM BP oil spill 2010 map: 3 million litres oil is spilling from BP oil spill
Gulf ...

New Delhi Chronicle.com (blog) Government officials, including scientists led by the US Geological Survey, who are there to monitor the operation, are also hopeful of the positive results ... [more]

5:14:28 AM Poland Spring geologist measures up when he measures down
Press Herald

By Ray Routhier rrouthier@pressherald.com HOLLIS - It was not what I pictured a geologist doing. Mark Dubois, a geologist for Poland Spring, guides reporter ... [more]

4:47:53 AM EXECUTIVE ITEMS
Charleston Post Courier

Previously, she was with the geology department at the College of Charleston. She has a bachelor's degree in geology and is a candidate for a master's ... [more]

1:36:30 AM BP Cap Collects 10500 Barrels a Day
Wall Street Journal - USA

Scientists led by the US Geological Survey have estimated 12000 to 19000 barrels of oil a day, at a minimum, were gushing into the Gulf. ... [more]

1:29:10 AM Guatemala Sinkhole Scares City Of Guatemala
Yellow Leaf Journal Enthusiast (blog)

Just a few days ago, the Guatemala Sinkhole has caught all of our attention, And after geologist investigation announced that the Guatemala Sinkhole may be ... [more]

12:38:27 AM Guatemala Sinkhole, Still no explanation from Geologists
Cebu Chronicle (blog)

Geologists began Thursday a scientific investigation of the formation of this gigantic hole to find out the condition of the subsoil and establish the true ... [more]



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