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Cape Town Chosen for 2008 International Conference

This month’s column discusses next year’s AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa.

Added on 01 October, 2007

Explorer Article

One more name has been added to this year’s list of lecturers, bringing the total number of DL members to 15 -- nine for domestic U.S. tours, and six for international tours.

Added on 01 October, 2007

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

USGS Chief Wants the Facts

U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers cited “the need for a national scientific framework to deal with societal issues” at a luncheon address at the Mid-Continent Section meeting held in Wichita, Kan., in September.

Added on 01 October, 2007

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Climate Change Forum Set for GCAGS Meeting

A technical program touting the best of Gulf Coast geology, science, technology and exploration plus a global climate change forum are all part of this year's annual convention of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies.

Added on 01 October, 2007

Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett

GEO-DC Events Have Int'l Impact

This month’s column is a summary of outcomes of events that AAPG members have participated in that relate to the efforts of the GEO-DC office. Most of the activities have an element of “global” or “international” import as well as a U.S. domestic slant.

Added on 01 September, 2007

Explorer Division Column DEG By Charles Groat

Energy and Water Need to Mix

It is not unusual today to hear a speaker dealing with resources. Water supply is lurking as the greatest resource challenge facing much of the world’s population.

Added on 01 September, 2007

Explorer President’s Column By Will Green

'Climate' Cools With Revised Statements

What are the reasons for the climate changes in the past century? AAPG members debated the probable causes and many were not in agreement with our existing climate change position paper. Therefore, committees were formed to answer the question and write a change statement.

Added on 01 September, 2007

Explorer President’s Column By Will Green

'Climate' Cools With Revised Statements

What’s the easiest way to enter a heated argument with your co-worker, neighbor or perhaps even your spouse? Just start talking about the range of possible reasons for the climate changes we have recorded in the past century.

Added on 01 September, 2007

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

World Seeking Waste Solutions

This article discusses how the United States and other countries will dispose high-level radioactive waste. The challenge is finding ways of storage that provides adequate protection for hundreds of thousands of years.

Added on 01 September, 2007

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Yucca Still A Pending Waste Tomb

The Yucca Mountain in Nevada is a proposed geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste. According to John Stuckless, 'the plan is sound from an earth science perspective'.

Added on 01 September, 2007

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wwwUpdate Blog By Grant Smith

Free Access to AAPG's Discovery Series 10 and 15 Full Data Set Tutorials

Courtesy of AAPG and AAPG Datapages, two Discovery Series data sets have been donated free of charge for use as online teaching materials. Discovery Series 10 – Sandstone Petrology: A Tutorial Petrographic Image Atlas 2nd Edition and Discovery Series 15 – Carbonate Petrology: Interactive Petrography Tutorial, both authored by Kitty Milliken, have been posted online for easy accessibility.

Added on 11 May, 2020

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Hackbarth Assumes Presidency of AAPG

Claudia J. Hackbarth, a Houston-based geologist who has held a variety of management and leadership positions for the Royal Dutch Shell Group, assumed the presidency of AAPG on July 1.

Added on 30 June, 2023

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Added on 13 April, 2018