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trees in a forest - ecology - environment
(photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Needed enhanced ecological literacy to save the environment
Merinews
THAT ECOLOGICALLY India has been facing tough times has been known for some time. Things have not been happy and what is perhaps more forbidding is that they are going to become more difficult in the future, generally worsening the plight of the people.  Many of those, who are sufferi...
Dinosaur on display
(photo: WN)
Geology: Sauropods were born to be giants
The Columbus Dispatch
| Some of the biggest puzzles of paleontology concern the biggest dinosaurs: the sauropods. Sometimes called brontosaurs, they include such familiar forms as Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus), Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus. | It was an extremely successful group; approximately 200 species are known...
Mines and Geology Director summoned
The Hindu
| Staff Reporter | BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Director of Mines and Geology to be personally present in court on Wednesday. | A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice, J.S. Khehar and Justice Manjula Chellur passed th...
N.B.'s UNESCO bid explored by geologists
CBC
The Fundy Trail by the Bay of Fundy would be part of the Stonehammer UNESCO Geopark if the application is accepted. (CBC) | Geologists from Germany and Ireland are in southwestern New Brunswick this week to evaluate a proposal to create North America...
Ice Age geology revealed at Ground Zero
Newsvine
| World Trade Center dig uncovers 20,000-year-old, 40-foot-deep pothole | ...
Geology helped trapped miners survive in Chile
Newsvine
| — Nearly a half-mile below ground where 33 miners have been trapped for almost three weeks, there's no build-up of toxic or explosive gases and the air has been breathable, if hot and stuffy in their reinforced shelter. There is plenty of ope...
Geology helped trapped miners survive in Chile
Herald Tribune
| COPIAPO, Chile - Nearly a half-mile below ground where 33 miners have been trapped for almost three weeks, there's no build-up of toxic or explosive gases and the air has been breathable, if hot and stuffy in their reinforced shelter. There is plen...
Geology helped trapped miners survive in Chile
Denver Post
| Click photo to enlargeDrills are seen outside the San Jose collapsed mine in Copiapo, Chile, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. Engineers reinforced a lifeline Monday to 33 miners entombed deep inside the Chilean gold and copper mine, preparing to keep them su...
Geology helped trapped miners survive in Chile
Breitbart
| Drills are seen outside the San Jose collapsed mine in Copiapo, Chile, Mond... | A drill is seen outside the San Jose collapsed mine in Copiapo, Chile, Mond... | Carlos Araya stands next to Chilean flags representing the 33 miners trapped... | COPI...
Trapped Chile Miners Have Ally in Geology
CBS News
Nearly a half-mile below ground where 33 miners have been trapped for almost three weeks, there's no build-up of toxic or explosive gases and the air has been breathable, if hot and stuffy in their reinforced shelter. There is plenty of open tunnel f...
Geology helped trapped miners survive in Chile
The Boston Globe
| COPIAPO, Chile-Nearly a half-mile below ground where 33 miners have been trapped for almost three weeks, there's no build-up of toxic or explosive gases and the air has been breathable, if hot and stuffy in their reinforced shelter. There is plenty...
Geology Helped Trapped Miners Survive in Chile
The New York Times
| Filed at 5:36 a.m. ET | COPIAPO, Chile (AP) -- Nearly a half-mile below ground where 33 miners have been trapped for almost three weeks, there's no build-up of toxic or explosive gases and the air has been breathable, if hot and stuffy in their rei...
Natural Gases
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, July 23, 2009 in New York
(photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Briefing.com: Stock Market Update - 16:30 ET
Insurance Newsnet
| Sep 03, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Update | Updated: 03-Sep-10 | The market at 16:30 ET | Dow: +127.83... | Nasdaq: +33.74... S&P: +14.41... | NYSE Vol: 945 mln.. Adv: 2343.. Dec: 648 | Nasdaq Vol: 1.65 bln.. Adv: 2020.. Dec: 591 | Moving the Market | Sector Watch | August jobs report shows smaller-than-expected slide in n...
Mining
INDIA-MODEL-DISPLAY-DIAMOND-JEWELLARYIndia Model display the diamond jewellary at Kolkata in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
(photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Rio Tinto to grow Indian diamond presence
Mineweb
| In a major boost to gold and diamond mining in India, mining giant Rio Tinto, which has discovered an immensely rich diamond resource of 37 million tonnes in northern India's Madhya Pradesh state, is set to invest $79 million in the country. | MUMBAI -  | Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The seco...



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