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Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG) HOME PAGE

Established in 1992, Division of Environmental Geosciences is concerned with increasing awareness of the environment and the petroleum industry and providing AAPG with a scientific voice in the public arena.

Among its objectives are:

• educating members about important environmental issues
• supporting and encouraging research on the effects of exploration and production on the environment
• communicating scientific information to concerned governmental agencies

Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) HOME PAGE

Division of Professional Affairs, a division of AAPG, seeks to:

• promote professionalism and ethical standards
• provide a means for professional certification of petroleum geologists, coal geologists, and petroleum geophysicists
• assist in career planning
• improve the professional well-being of AAPG members

Energy Minerals Division (EMD) HOME PAGE

This branch of AAPG is dedicated to:

• addressing the special concerns of geologists working with non-petroleum energy resources
• providing a vehicle to keep abreast of the latest developments in coal, coalbed methane, geothermal, oil shale, tar sands, gas hydrates, and remote sensing

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