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This is great news and hopefully if/when Obama gets elected he will pursue this.While they are not including geothermal heating systems used in homes as they do not generate power, they should. It’s important to consider geothermal HVAC systems as, while they use power to run, they free up other

Death toll in Kyrgyzstan earthquake rises to 65 (Lead) October 6th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS - Bishkek/Moscow, Oct 6 (DPA) The death toll in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Kyrgyzstan last night rose to 65, the emergency ministry said Monday.More than 50 people were also injured in ...

Strong Earthquake jolts Tibet, killing 3019 hours ago - By Associated Press China's official Xinhua News Agency says 30 people are dead after an earthquake struck Tibet.world-news, china, earthquake, as, geological-survey0

A steep decline in the sea otter population in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has forced bald eagles nearby to change their diet, according to a new study. Study leader Robert Anthony of the U.S. Geological Survey in Corvallis, Oregon, examined the prey remains in bald eagle nests on the islands to evaluate the eagles’ diet between 1993 and 1994 and again between 2000 and 2003.

Google likes to tout Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) as "the sleeping giant" of clean power. The United States Geological Survey (USGS), it seems, would wholeheartedly agree. This week, USGS scientists released the agency’s first assessment in more than 30 years of the electric power generation potential of the nation’s geothermal resource.

Earthquake measuring 5.2 shakes Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia September 30th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi - An earthquake shakes Kepulauan Talaud , Indonesia with the intensity measuring 5.2 , occured on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 04:05:18 UTC ( Coordinated Universal Time ) and Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 12:05:18 PM at epicenter local time reported by the U.S.

Strong earthquake rocks New Zealand Islands September 30th, 2008 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS - Wellington, Sep 29 (Xinhua) A strong undersea quake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand, the US Geological Survey reported.The quake occurred at 03.19 a.m. (1532 GMT Monday).

Like to help the world's top scientist predicate the next big earthquake and possibly help save thousands of lives? According to CNN.com, "almost anyone can participate by equipping laptop computers with special software or installing quake sensors at home." Sounds pretty simple.

The release from the Geological Society of America: NASA’S Dirty Secret: Moon Dust Boulder, CO, USA–The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. “The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust,” says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences Institute at the University of Tennessee.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Available The Mendenhall Program US Geological Survey Application Deadline: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 The US Geological Survey (USGS) Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2010.