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This article in the CSEG Recorder, bt Dave Russum (Geo-Help Inc., Calgary), provides a timeline on the development of Canadian Natural Gas Industry.

A Brief History of Canada’s Natural Gas Production</a.

Geological Society – Teaching Resources – Crust and Lithosphere.

Nice succinct explanation of the difference between the lithosphere and crust — > two terms that can confuse students in introductory geology courses.

The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Nice short article with excellent links: National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine) – Hot Spots

Beautiful photos!

The site reviewed by the Christian Science Monitor in How to make your own natural disaster is of interest to me for my EOSC 311 course.

I like the National Geographic Site that they review; the resource is pretty good — but the more useful part is how the Christian Science Monitor reviews the site — good model!

The primary elements of the site are four parallel exhibits looking at Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes and Tornadoes. Accessible through an animated matrix on the index page, as well as through a screen top navigation bar visible throughout the site, each exhibit supplements the basic facts with Forces’ most conspicuous visitor draw – the ability to create your own natural disasters. But in the interests of education, the individual sections only present these interactive phenomena after you’ve learned the basics behind the real things.

You know, I never knew that the term stromatolite is derived from the Greek for “Stoney Carpet”..

Rocking the Cradle of Life provides a brief explanation of stromatolites, and has an interesting interview with an Oxford Researcher… There are some good mineral deposit tie-ins with this article..

When did life begin? One evidential clue stems from the fossil records in Western Australia, although whether these layered sediments are biological or chemical has spawned a spirited debate. Oxford researcher, Nicola McLoughlin, describes some of the issues in contention.

Using the Internet is a very interesting way — reminds me a bit of the SETI project… some researchers in the UK have put together a way to look at unique climate scenarios.

“A worldwide experiment to test the plausibility of the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow starts on 22 June.”

Climate film put to computer test

Christian Science Monitor article descrinbing a course that involves a high level of experiential learning…

The natural world is their classroom | csmonitor.com

Can you imagine walking along a beach, looking down and seeing a plesiosaur?

Sea reptile fossil found on beach

Nick Collard discovered the bones of the plesiosaur – a 1.5 metre-long sea creature which lived 188 million years ago – on the beach at Bridgwater Bay.

That must have been such a rush. I know that when I found a dinosaur footprint one time it was quite a feeling. This one must have been amazing.

I wish there had been a better photo, that’s all….

Rover sets Mars distance record.

Well, DUH! All those other rovers that have been sent to Mars …..

How about we actually have some competitions before declaring records..

Now if Spirit and Opportunity could meet at the Olympus Mons track and drag race…