By David Brown
Supply pessimists take the industry's declining oil discovery rate as an alarm signal. Most believe world oil production will peak within a decade -- if it hasn't already.
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By Louise Durham
The Louisiana Independent Oil and Gas Association (LIOGA) is determined to prove that a $60-per-acre seismic fee being levied by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) violates the constitution of the state of Louisiana.
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Creationism, evolution, the order of the universe and AAPG have been linked throughout the Association's entire history. And the current debate over Earth's origins -- much of it taking place on the pages of this and the past few EXPLORERs -- confirms that the subject remains, for many, as emotional today as ever.
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By Wallace E. Pratt
Wallace E. Pratt proceeds to draw a parallel between the account of creation in Genesis and our own modern theory of earth origin and evolution. Read his paper called, "Sermons in Stones".
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The January EXPLORER article on creationism and teaching trends in the United States struck a large chord with our readers, as evidenced by the many lengthy letters (see March and April EXPLORERs).
Here are some more of those thoughts.
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Bernold M. "Bruno" Hanson, a past president of AAPG and holder of AAPG's highest honors, died Thursday, April 13, in a hospital in his hometown of Midland, Texas. He was 71.
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