NEWS
& VIEWS
7
COMMENT
Moving Past Creationist Roots
A once young-Earth creationist tells his story of geologic revelation.
Stephen Godfrey
8 NEWS NOTES
Planets redefined: Pluto gets demoted *
Flexing plates produce volcanoes *
Missing tapes could reveal clearer moon *
Pinpointing Louisiana's natural sinking *
Giving carbon a deep-sea burial *
Fossil embryos exposed in 3-D *
River bends reveal past quakes *
Shifting winds churn up dead zone
17 POLITICAL SCENE
Congress Weighs in on Geoscience Training
A wave of retirements is creating jobs in the geoscience workforce that need to be filled, and fast.
Margaret Anne Baker
40 GEOPHENOMENA
Small particles pack big climate punch
Satellites see post-Sumatra seafloor shifts
42 TRENDS & INNOVATIONS
Taking a Fresh Look at Desalination
With water shortages pervasive in the United States, scientists are taking another crack at desalting water in more economical ways.
Jennifer Yauck
46 ENERGY & RESOURCES
Copper thefts run rampant
Mineral resource of the month: Nickel
48 GEOMEDIA
Books: Inspecting the diamond industry: Q&A with author Tom Zoellner
Books: Historical deflections: A review of Weighing the World
On the Web: PLUTO underwater
52 PROFILES
David Fastovsky: Dinosaur virtuoso
53 BENCHMARKS
October 17, 1989: Earthquake shakes World Series
68 GEOLOGIC COLUMN
Still Buying Green Bananas
Cheer up — the apocalypse probably is not nigh.
Fred Schwab
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