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Sunday, 22 July 2012
Maior parte dos estados e municípios não tem Plano de Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos
A maior parte dos Estados e Municípios brasileiros ainda não elaborou seu Plano de Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos, apesar de o prazo para concluir o projeto – que deve indicar como será feito o manejo do lixo em cada localidade – estar próximo do fim. A partir de 2 de agosto, a cidade que não tiver o planejamento fica impedida de solicitar recursos federais para limpeza urbana. Segundo o Ministério do Meio Ambiente, até o momento houve apenas 47 pedidos de verba para construção dos [...]Severe Drought in the USA
“Farmers across the United States hoped for rain in July 2012 as a drought of historic proportions parched key commodity crops, including corn, soybeans, and wheat. On July 11, the United States Department of Agriculture announced that more than 1,000 counties in 26 states qualified as natural disaster areas—the largest total area ever declared aThe Impact of the Shale Boom on Refineries
Oil refineries have invested heavily in the equipment and processes that convert heavy crude into transportation fuels. However, as natural gas, natural gas liquids and lighter crudes from shale are used as [...]Natural Gas Rig Count: Lowest Since 1999
The number of rigs drilling for natural gas has fallen by 45% in the past year. Falling natural gas prices have forced many companies to idle some of their rigs or move them to where oil can beMajor US fires since 2001; Arizona had hottest spot
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Callan and his students narrowly miss being stranded in Banff National Park when a rainstorm triggers a mudslide that closes the TransCanadaVandals Smash Irreplacable Dinosaur
When paleontologists uncover a dinosaur, they have plenty of reason to worry. In some parts of the world, such as Mongolia, black market thieves often steal and smuggle dinosaurs that wind up bringing in hefty [...]Pickens on Energy Supplies
T. Boone Pickens used to warn us about depleting oil resources now says: “There’s a lot more energy in the world than I ever imagined there wouldA Digression ~ Microfossils and Life Among Facts
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I am amazed at how political beliefs can lead people to say and do really ignorant things. I had a comment this week from someone who complained that it was nearly impossible to get information about [...]
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The Abandoned Lands...A Journey Through the Colorado Plateau: Walnut Canyon...Would you have been one of them??
Geo-Quiz of the Week: Landforms
You may think you know your way around a landscape. Well you'll find that this Geo-Whiz Quiz on Landforms is an uphill fight. See if you can make it to the peak and become an imaginaryStrath
You don't get a chance to use the word "strath" often, but there was at least one strath on hand during the field trip I took last weekend. They aren't that scarce, though: most of them are called "stream [...]Coast Guard Needs More Arctic Resources
As oil exploration begins to accelerate in the Arctic ocean the United States Coast Guard needs more icebreakers and other resources to monitor and supportDaily Geology Photos – July 22
A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 37 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos [...]Rockfall Causes Train Disaster
Near Kasara, India, a falling rock caused the derailment of a passenger train which was then rammed by a second train that was unable to stop in time. One person was killed and fourteen othersMarcellus Shale Slowdown
An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explores the slowdown in natural gas drilling experienced in most parts of the Marcellus Shale region. The drillers are not the only ones feeling the drop inWow, un dinosaurio mascota... me lo pido
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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: A stromatoporoid-stromatolite combination (Upper Silurian of Saaremaa Island, Silurian)
There are two common fossil types that begin with “strom” and look roughly alike to the untrained eye. One is the stromatoporoid, which is a calcareous sponge, and the other is the stromatolite, [...]Rukyah dan Hisab, bagaikan ibu dan bapak.
Saya ini rada risih kalau Rukyah “diperlawankan” Hisab. Seolah keduanya dua model yang “bertentangan” sehingga akhirnya pantas diadu. Sampai sampai ditulis Rukyah “vs” [...]Tour de France and the dynamics of bicycle pelotons
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