Our 2013 Rock and Gem Show titled, "From Then To Now", celebrates our club's 35th anniversary in the City of Port Moody and will be taking place Saturday October 26 & Sunday October 27, 10am-5pm both days at Kyle Centre in Port Moody, BC.

 

 

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Geology News

Fri, 17 May 2013
UK Oil and Natural Gas Report
The UK is the largest producer of oil and the second largest producer of natural gas in the European Union; however, they still are a net importer of both of these fuels.
Fri, 17 May 2013
Impact of Eyjafjallajokull On Ocean Biology
Research at the University of Southampton determined that the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull supplied dissolved iron to a large area of the North Atlantic. This stimulated photoplankton growth but the abundance of iron caused the rapid removal of biological nitrate which applied a throttle on the phytoplankton.
Fri, 17 May 2013
Coastal Water Temperature Map
NOAA has published a Google Map that displays near-real-time coastal water temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit for hundreds of locations around the United States.
Fri, 17 May 2013
Warm Spring Temperatures and Western Water Supplies
“Warmer spring temperatures since 1980 are causing an estimated 20 percent loss of snow cover across the Rocky Mountains of western North America. [...] Runoff from Rocky Mountain winter snowpack accounts for 60 to 80 percent of the annual water supply for more than 70 million people living in the western U.S.
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Canadian Government Ads for Keystone XL
The Canadian government is spending millions of dollars to rally support for the Keystone XL pipeline from US lawmakers.

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http://geology.com/news

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