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FIRST STEP: PA DEMS PASS FRACKING MORATORIUM

dhippauf wrote 2 days ago: THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA with the passage of a res … more →

Tags: afl-cio, Air, Allyson Swartz, Aqua America, berks, Berks Gas Truth, Best Practices, Budget cuts, Chester

PA DEMS PASS FRACKING MORATORIUM1 comment

I Choose a Clean World wrote 2 days ago: THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA with the passage of a res … more →

Tags: fracking, Gas drilling, Marcellus shale, hydraulic fracturing, Chester, Jim Cawley, William Shea, berks, Marcellus Formation

The Science Behind The Sand Behind Sandy: The Garden State’s Run of All-time Waves

Casey Butler wrote 2 days ago: Between “Superstorm” Sandy and New Year’s, the East Coast experienced a run of swell that will proba … more →

Tags: East Coastin', In the Name of Science, Local- New York/Dirty Jersey, Old News But Good News, Radical, New Jersey, Jersey, Surfing, surf

DJ David redacción exclusiva: Un terremoto de 5,8 ha golpeado en México

noticierodjdavid wrote 2 days ago: El DJ David redacción ha aprendido en exclusiva: Un terremoto de 5,9 ha afectado a la capital de Méx … more →

Tags: Noticiero DJ David, México

Previously condemned streamgages receive funding

Maggie St.Clair wrote 3 days ago: USGS employees checking a streamgage. Photo by U.S. Geological Survey; Flickr. After the U.S. Geolog … more →

Tags: flooding, Floods, Politics, Flood prediction, National Streamflow Information Program, nsip, Streamgages, US Geological Survey

Your Tax Dollars Not at Work

stevebwb wrote 3 days ago: During my short tenure at the US Geological (USGS) National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) I became … more →

Tags: United States Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, ethics, sibel edmonds, Government Agency, NWQL, Office of Special Council, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, US Government

What's Shaking Deep Under Hawaii?2 comments

Pacific Island Ranger wrote 4 days ago: All earthquakes for Hawaii Island (the Big Island) for the previous week. (USGS) The following is th … more →

Tags: Alakahakai, Haleakala, Hawaii Volcanoes, kalaupapa, Kaloko-Honokohau, Pacific Island National Parks, Puukohola Heiau, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, Valor in the Pacific

Not So Constant: Atomic Wights Changed for Five Chemical Elements2 comments

bearspawprint wrote 5 days ago:     Contact Information: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey Office of … more →

Tags: our Earth, technology, environment, news 2, Environment, Science, Nature, Research, Chemistry

Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano shaken by 7 volcanic quakes; deformation occurs at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa

count down to zero time wrote 5 days ago: June 13, 2013 – MEXICO - A cluster of several (7) volcanic earthquakes up to magnitudes 2.4 has occu … more →

Tags: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Hawaii, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Mauna Loa, rift zone, United States Geological Survey, volcano

Landsat 8 Sensor Improvements Benefit to GEOINT

mabowersox wrote 5 days ago: People following the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) know that NASA handed the controls over … more →

Tags: Defense Intelligence, Geospatial Data, remote sensing, defense intelligence, GEOINT, geospatial defense and intelligence, Landsat 8, Operational Land Imager, Thematic Mapper

Wolf Harassment Has Little Impact on Elk

bearspawprint wrote 5 days ago:   USGS Newsroom Wolf Harassment Has Little Impact on Elk Wolf Harassment Has Little Impact on E … more →

Tags: our Earth, Government, environment, Environment, Science, Nature, Research, wildlife, Earthquakes

Classified Woman

stevebwb wrote 1 week ago: Dysfunctional, broken, corrupt government agencies. Its all in the book “Classified Woman” by Sibel … more →

Tags: Denver Federal Center, Government Agency, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, sibel edmonds, NWQL, United States Geological Survey, united states

World Seismicity Maps from the USGS

geoknow wrote 1 week ago: The USGS has been re-vamping their website lately, so just in case you’ve “lost” i … more →

Tags: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes & Seismicity, Earthquakes, Maps, Global, Earth, World, plate tectonics

Trio Of 'Micro' Quakes Rattle SoCal Coast

Staff wrote 1 week ago: [worldnow id=8968691 width=420 height=315 type=video] SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — Three small earthquake … more →

Tags: Local, News, Syndicated Local, watch & listen, Earthquake, Micro, quake, San Pedro, Southern California

Mark Klett and the Rephotographic Survey Projects

Vickie wrote 1 week ago: Writing a thesis involves books, piles and piles of books. Writing a thesis for a degree in photogra … more →

Tags: Art, Black & White, Inspiration, American West, History of Photography, Mark Klett, rephotographic survey

Hardt on Bermuda High @ USGS Reston

Callan Bentley wrote 2 weeks ago: EASTERN GEOLOGY AND PALEOCLIMATE SEMINAR SERIES Changes in Summer Precipitation in the Eastern US: a … more →

Water and Electricity

Lily Anne Phibian wrote 2 weeks ago: Water and Electricity  Did you know that when you turn on a light it uses water?  I never thought th … more →

Tags: Blog, water, consumption, electricity, evaporation, Freshwater, hydroelectricity, light, light bulb

Guest Voices: An Unparalleled Record of Earth from Above

nmafa12 wrote 2 weeks ago: Our guest post today comes to us from Jeannie Allen, the Senior Technical Specialist for Sigma Space … more →

Tags: Africa, African Art, Earth, Goddard Space Flight Center, Landsat 8, Landsat program, NASA, NMAfA, Satellite

Taiwan, 6.5-magnitude earthquake shakes East Asia1 comment

Ge.Ma wrote 2 weeks ago: An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan, while a shock of the same nature, with … more →

Tags: News, Asia, Earthquake, wounded, death, Richter Scale, Epicenter, gas explosion, Philippines


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