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On a recent visit to a bookstore I came across a book titled 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said. After reading several of the quotes, I realized that some of the worst statements are from educated individuals, many of whom hold top government positions.

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AAPG joins other professional and technical societies at OTC2005

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Explorer A Look Back Column

Perhaps a review -- and awareness -- of the past may make us better geologists in the future.

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Annual Meeting Technical Program

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Virtual Student Expo Boasts 400-plus Resumes

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Explorer Emphasis Article

For whom the cycles toll: The industry's booms and busts have created a personnel shortage for the geophysical industry and that's just one of the potential problems.

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Dare to dream: A hint of optimism is sweeping through today's geophysical industry.

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For the third time in six years, AAPG's Teacher of the Year hails from Southern California.

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Texas will soon require continuing education credits for geoscientists renewing their licenses.

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Let's make a deal: For today's exploration playmakers, the good times are back, with a very nice twist.

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Explorer Historical Highlights

The Paris Basin offers times of both discoveries and failures, from its first well drilled near Normandy in the 1920s to today. 

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Nihal Darraj, carbon capture and storage researcher at Imperial College, London shares barriers to CCUS commercialization, including costs, technology, permitting and more. 

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

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Carbon capture and sequestration reduces emissions, but it cannot work past cost barriers without the revenue opportunities provided by utilization and storage. 

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