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Planetary geoscience, paleontology, and more at GSA Annual Meeting in Denver next month
Date:9/19/2007

ogenic depth will be discussed. A new view of the fault system based on mineral coating will also be presented.

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2007AM/finalprogram/session_19431.htm

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Denver Then and Now: From Paleontology to Public Policy on the Front Range Urban Corridor
Sunday, 28 October, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., CCC 506

In this session talks explore the geologically active period 69 to 64 million years ago. During this period of geologic history Denver and the Front Range underwent climate change, made the transition from a predominantly marine environment to a terrestrial one, and experienced the mass extinction that marked the end of the dinosaurs. An ancient rainforest located near present-day Castle Rock is also examined.

The latter part of the session addresses public awareness and translation of science into public policy in Colorado. Heidi Vangenderen, Office of the Governor, will discuss Governor Bill Ritters commitment to statewide address of global warming and the challenges faced in a talk titled How Can Sound Science Inform Good Global Warming Policy" Geologist and Mayor of Denver John Hickenlooper will give a talk titled "The Geologic Past and Sustainable Future of the City of Denver." Other speakers include Colorado State Geologist Vince Matthews and Chief Curator of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Kirk Johnson.

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2007AM/finalprogram/session_19747.htm.

Groundwater Mining and Population Growth
Sunday, 27 October, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., CCC 702

Topics include impacts of area population growth, CO2 release from groundwater, land subsidence associated with groundwater withdrawal, and implications for the Denver Basin.


Contact: Ann Cairns
acairns@geosociety.org
303-357-1056
Geological Society of America
Source:Eurekalert

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