Subscribe Online issue In print Archives Classifieds Advertise Customer Service AGI Home Search   Enter this month's Where on Earth? contest here! Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.	September 29 Opportunity reaches martian crater September 19 Travels in Geology: Summer roadtrip: A fossil aquarium in Wyoming September 11 Mayon Volcano eruption slows August 25 Hobbit was pygmy, scientists say August 18 Ecuadorian volcano erupts Go to Geotimes' Web Extras Archive for past online news coverage. Read more Travels in Geology in the Geotimes' archive. Geotimes Poll Would you be more likely to support the construction of a coal-fired plant or a nuclear plant in your neighborhood? Coal-fired plant Nuclear plant Don't know View Results
Coal’s Staying Power People have been using coal for thousands of years and will likely continue to use it for at least the next couple hundred years. Megan Sever Climate Change and the Potential of Coal Gasification Print Exclusive New “clean coal” technologies are coming onto the scene, due to both high energy prices and mounting concerns about human-induced climate change. Samuel C. Schon and Arthur A. Small III Plus! Getting Out the Coal Print Exclusive Health Impacts of Coal: Should We Be Concerned? Print Exclusive Coal poses several risks to human health, particularly in developing nations, both through burning the resource and through natural inputs into the environment. Robert B. Finkelman, Harvey E. Belkin, and Jose A. Centeno Coalbed Gas Enters the Energy Mix Print Exclusive Methane gas in coalbeds is becoming a more attractive energy resource, as coal is abundant globally and the gas is there for the taking. Megan Sever Visit the Geotimes archives to search for past stories.	News Notes Microbes act as alchemists Corals adapt to sea change Large dinosaurs ran hot Floral shade aids search for Earths Hurricanes intensify red tides off Gulf Hockey stick climate study faces scrutiny China's massive dam alters weather Desert varnish baked in Mojave Geophenomena Print Exclusive Fires burn across West Pollutants find new paths over Tibet Energy & Resources Print Exclusive Costs rise for Canadian oil sands Mineral resource of the month: Diatomite Trends & Innovations Print Exclusive Scaling Up Nuclear Power With the search on for cleaner sources of energy, many people are turning back to nuclear energy, a zero-emissions alternative that has technological promise, despite political hurdles. Kathryn Hansen Education & Outreach All Aboard the School of Rock An earth science teacher talks about her experiences on a floating classroom en route from British Columbia to Mexico. Carolyn Gramling Order your FREE trial copy of Geotimes! Take advantage of your special promo code.
Comment Testing Global Warming Hypotheses Resolving the causes of climate change requires application of the scientific method. Lee Gerhard Political Scene Where the Water Ends and the Wetland Begins A recent Supreme Court decision sends interpretation of wetlands regulation in the Clean Water Act back to the lower courts. Linda Rowan Geologic Column Big Lonesome Mountain Everyone, even the moose, is thinking about the rocks in a park in western Newfoundland. Lisa Rossbacher	Profiles Donald Forsyth: At play in the field Check out this month's Energy Notes! Geomedia TV: Lost’s magnetic plot Books: A search without data: A review of Life As We Do Not Know It On the Web: Glacial change and space for kids Benchmarks Print Exclusive September 23, 1806: Lewis and Clark return home Table of Contents Where on Earth? Calendar
ON THE COVER Workers harvest coal at the Peabody Coal Big Sky Mine in Wyoming using the strip mine method. Photo is copyright Stuart Jennings, Montana State University.	Coming Soon... Next month: Geocatastrophes Visit AGI's Online Store and Geomarketplace!

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