Explorer Division Column DPA
By Daniel Tearpock
Texas Gov. Rick Perry gave his State of the State address Feb. 8, with the central theme being “Reform and the Streamlining of State Government.” As with many states, Texas is facing red ink. The governor wants to balance the budget, and in order to do so one of his initiatives is to combine or suspend 40 boards.
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Added on 01 April, 2011
Learn! Blog
By Susan Nash
How can AAPG Education courses help you develop your skills and competencies?
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Added on 12 March, 2011
Learn! Blog
By Susan Nash
The first few years after college can be a big shock. While it is exciting to work with a team, and the pace of drilling and new projects can be exhiliarating, after a year or so, you may start to feel that you’re starting to become a bit isolated.
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Added on 30 November, 2010
Learn! Blog
By Susan Nash
Applying knowledge or a skill to real life (or a real-life situation) is a great way to achieve deeper learning. You’re building on prior knowledge and you’re making connections between the skills / knowledge and your goals / problem at hand.
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Added on 03 November, 2010
Explorer Article
By Barry Friedman
It’s intense. It’s inspiring. It’s GeoFORCE: a program that introduces middle and high school students to the world of science.
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Added on 01 November, 2010
Learn! Blog
By Susan Nash
When you think of the best way to learn about the newest technology, what do you think of? Chances are, the first thing you’ll do is to engage in informal e-learning, which is to say that you’ll do a Google search and read articles, white papers, advertising, customer testimonials, and commercial promotions in order to familiarize yourself.
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Added on 20 October, 2010
Learn! Blog
By Susan Nash
Just because that field is mature doesn’t mean it’s out of gas/oil! A case in point is the Los Angeles Basin, a prolific producer in its day, and now in need of new technologies and geological evaluation to determine just how to recover the oil that had been left behind.
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Added on 19 October, 2010
Learn! Blog
By Susan Nash
If you’ve signed up for an E-Symposium or Open Courseware, you may have noticed that the Guiding Questions activity is designed to stimulate the production of free association and thoughts / ideas that flow from free association.
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Added on 16 October, 2010
Explorer Article
By David Brown
A crucial shortage in the world’s supply of helium-3 could have a serious impact on an important tool for the oil and gas industry.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 October, 2010