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Sustainable Development and the Use of Nonrenewable Resources
Given enough time and with enough ingenuity, people can find long-term solutions for responsibly developing Earth's resources.
F.W. Wellmer and M. Kosinowski
Bringing Sustainability to the People of Nunavut
In Canada's newest and largest territory, successful development of mineral resources is the key to progress.
Ross L. Sherlock, David J. Scott and Gordon MacKay
South Africa's Geological Gifts
The second largest mining sector in the world, South Africa has a rich geological history that is responsible for the country's wealth of gems, metals and other minerals.
Mike G.C. Wilson
Plus! Sweeping changes for South African mining policy
Probing an Underground Acid-Mine Drainage Ecosystem
Traditional approaches to remediate acid drainage from mining have failed to address a root cause: thriving underground microbial communities.
Eric C. Hince and Eleanora I. Robbins
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December 30
Unnecessary devastation in Iran
December 23
San Simeon earthquake
December 19
Humans impact climate, AGU says
December 16
Touring tectonics in Iceland
December 12
A year of global ice observations
December 10
Cascading earthquakes in L.A.
December 4
Ultraslow spreading centers

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Glacial earthquakes
Super-hard graphite
Skiing and mining intersect in Colorado
Vertebrates and tectonics
La Niña controls Amazon floodplain
Cool Cambrian triggers life


Geophenomena
Unknown future for coral reefs

Technology
Fingerprinting a Diamond's Source

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Tracking Material Flows Can Strengthen Public Policy
To better manage resources in the United States, policy-makers need to understand the flow of materials from the time of extraction to use and disposal or reuse.
R. Larry Grayson

Political Scene
Water is for Fightin'
The High Plains aquifer could be a casualty in a political battle to prevent coordinated scientific characterization of this important groundwater system.
David Applegate

For Students
Applied Geology in Service of the Public Welfare
Engineering geologists play a crucial role in providing geological information to the public.
Allen W. Hatheway, Richard J. Proctor and David B. Simon

Geologic Column
Coffee, Tea or Phi?
Coffee is not only vital to the day-to-day functioning of geologists. It is also an important tool for modeling and understanding earth processes.
Lisa Rossbacher

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Geoscience fellows climb the Hill

Energy & Resources
Fluorspar

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Geomedia
On the Shelf for the Holidays
On the Web

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cover ON THE COVER
An Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook) is a pile of stones that represents a person, as pictured here in Nunavut, the new Canadian territory for the Inuit people. These structures are traditional landmarks in the Arctic region, where there are no trees and few distinguishing features to use for reference while traveling. The orientation of the stones may also give guidance by marking a trail on the tundra. Read about development in the Inuit territory. Image courtesy of the Governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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