Monday, December 27, 2010

Geology.com News - 5 Topics

Geology.com News - 5 Topics

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China Will Hold Rare Earth Dominance in 2011

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:46 PM PST

An article on NASDAQ.com forecasts that China will continue to dominate the rare earth elements market during 2011 while other countries scramble to find new deposits and reactivate old mines.

Landslide Damages Cemetery in Maine

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:38 PM PST

A landslide in Winslow, Maine has damaged the Fort Hill Cemetery. Now the state and the town government are trying to force a power company to pay for repairs.

Marcellus Shale: State Resource Management

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:32 PM PST

Over the past few years natural gas companies have been drilling the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania but have been blocked from drilling in New York because of environmental concerns. An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette offers several different perspectives on the two methods of resource management.

What Does a Geophysicist Do?

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:19 PM PST

An article on the NewsOK.com website gives you a glimpse of what Ryan Miller, a geophysicist with Devon Energy Company, does on the job. He works on a team that investigates subsurface rock units for oil and natural gas.

Pompeii Threatened by Human Neglect

Posted: 26 Dec 2010 09:08 PM PST

The ruins of Pompeii, one of the Roman cities destroyed by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are visited by 2.5 million visitors per year but even with all of that attention they are suffering from neglect. Structures are collapsing and the ruins are deteriorating.

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