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Kachelmann spricht über Chemtrails

Mente et Malleo [2011-08-18 20:16:19]   recommend this post  (1241 visits)

Bei den Verschwörungstheoretikern sind die Chemtrails immer wieder hoc gehandelt. Angeblich werden über Flugzeuge wahlweise (je nach Geschmack des Verschwörungstheoretikers) Gifte und Chemikalien versprüht, um die Weltherrschaft [...]

Crouching dragon

Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings [2011-08-17 07:38:48]   recommend this post  (1106 visits)

One truly unusual and entertaining exhibit at the Tokyo Dino Expo 2011 was the mount of a Tyrannosaurs in a sitting position. And here it is: Not only did this look great, and was something nice and novel, but for me it was nice to be able to access [...]

Is Biomass Really Renewable?

State of the Planet [2011-08-18 18:30:43]   1 recommendations  (1040 visits)

Biomass, a renewable energy source derived from organic matter such as wood, crop waste, or garbage, makes up 50% of all U.S. renewable energy. Ninety percent of all existing biomass power plants use wood residue and there are currently 115 power [...]

Day 20, 800 Miles, Decorah, IA

Burpee Museum of Natural History Blog [2011-08-20 22:51:02]   recommend this post  (1031 visits)

Closer and closer, had a long day, over 70 miles but feeling good and ready for tomorrow.  We met a lot of great people also, the farmers market in Riceville was a lot of fun.  See the pic of the three young ladies who had baked goods.  The apple [...]

High-resolution U-Pb ages from the Chinle Formation with a Stratigraphic Revision of the Chinle and Support for the Diachronous Rise of Dinosaurs

Chinleana [2011-08-14 04:53:00]   recommend this post  (1018 visits)

This is the full paper providing two new radioisotopic ages for Chinle Formation strata in New Mexico. One for the purported base of the Blue Mesa Member (thus a basal Chinle age constraint) from Six Mile Canyon in New Mexico, and the other from the [...]

Tiayulong

Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings [2011-08-16 09:29:32]   recommend this post  (958 visits)

Although I have seen this specimen before (and indeed others) this is the first time it’s been ‘out’ and available. Like many things published in Nature and Science and similar journals, the specimens might be very interesting and important, [...]

Oil Shale Resources of the Green River Formation

Geology.com News [2011-08-14 20:10:59]   recommend this post  (873 visits)

USGS has published Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources in the Eocene Green River Formation, Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. The publication summarizes the Green River Formation with detailed descriptions, maps, [...]

What Rocks: The Week’s Best In the Geoblogosphere

Clastic Detritus [2011-08-15 14:15:37]   recommend this post  (838 visits)

Each Monday I pick five posts from the previous week in the geoscience blogosphere that caught my eye. I limit it to just five because I want those who are not already plugged into this community to get a manageable sampling of the [...]

Katla volcano earthquake last night

Iceland Volcano and Earthquake blog [2011-08-19 19:26:39]   recommend this post  (782 visits)

Last night there was a earthquake with the size ML2.3 and with the depth of 1.3 km inside the caldera of Katla volcano. This earthquake might well be just part of the normal summer and autumn earthquake activity in Katla … Continue reading [...]

An Epidemic of Cairns

Geology Writer [2011-08-19 18:45:40]   recommend this post  (776 visits)

Recently, I sent out requests for stories about notable experiences with cairns ... [ continue