Subscribe Online issue In print Archives Classifieds Advertise Customer Service Search AGI Home	October 27 Volcanic gas and early life October 25 Deadly quakes shake Japan October 15 Travels in Geology: Pedaling D.C.'s monuments Extra: This is Earth Science Week October 14 Oct. 1 - Oct. 14 updates Mount St. Helens activity September 28 updated Sept. 29 Parkfield finally quakes Webextras Archive Travels in Geology Archive Read last month's Geotimes presidential election poll results. Geotimes Poll Does your car get as many miles to the gallon as you expected when you bought it? Yes No Don't know Have you ever considered buying a hybrid car? Yes, I've bought one Yes No
The Geoscience Vote As Americans take to the polls next month, the presidential candidates and Congress continue to debate policies on energy, the environment, and science education and funding. Geotimes staff Energy Issues Take Center Stage in Senate Races Gas prices, oil drilling and alternative energy — all are major players in the races for 34 seats and majority control in the Senate. Ashlee Dere, Bridget K. Martin and Emily Lehr Wallace Afghanistan Redux: Better Late than Never? As the war rubble clears, scientists are working to help the people of Afghanistan rebuild their country. John F. Shroder Jr.	News Notes Fuel economies, Part I Tsunami story strikes again Super waves sink ships Traveling on Mars T. rex hits puberty Melting glaciers promote earthquakes Sound data for seismic array California's Moho Botched prediction Geophenomena An ashen threat to aviation safety Volcano refuge ends Education Seeing No Child Left Behind in the Classroom The new national education law is having unexpected consequences for teaching science in K-12. Jay Chapman Technology Dynamo in a Box A little sodium plus a steel ball and a lot of ingenuity may produce a lab-grown geodynamo for better understanding Earth’s magnetic field. Naomi Lubick
Comment Geologic Mapping for the Future Geologic mapping data are useful in everything from homeland security to devising crop rotations. Congressman Ron Kind (D-Wis.) Political Scene Petrology and Politics An igneous petrologist leaves her research behind to pursue science policy in Washington, D.C. Katie Donnelly Geologic Column Platinum, Titanium and Lance Armstrong’s Winning Ride One metal helped save his life, the other helped make him a champion. Elisabeth G. Newton	Profiles Heidi Tringe and Gene Whitney: View from the White House In Memoriam: Philip Hauge Abelson and Thomas Gold Check out this month's Energy Notes! Energy & Resources Elizabethan gold riddle solved Mineral of Month: Titanium Geomedia Television: Local TV makes learning geology fun Books: Extinction realities: A review of Gorgon Movies: Baffling flash-frozen science Plus a Web exclusive! On the Web Table of Contents Letter from the Editor Where on Earth? Calendar Classifieds
ON THE COVER Left: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) speaks at the New Jersey AFL-CIO's 26th Constitutional Convention at Bally's Atlantic City on June 15. Photo by Nicholas Roberts/AFP/Getty Images. Right: President George W. Bush speaks to a gathering of the American Conservative Union at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C., on May 13. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Read about the candidates’ views on key geoscience issues. Upper right: Photo of Toyota Prius is courtesy of Toyota. See story.	Coming Soon... Later this month: Afghanistan Redux: Better Late than Never?; Geologic Column November: Fire in Ice — the past, present and future of gas hydrates Get your copy of the new 2005 AGI Publications Catalog! E mail jr@agiweb.org for more. Visit the Geotimes archive to search for past stories.

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