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U.S. Geological Survey Increase Earthquake Risk Levels Texas
2015-01-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A seismic hazard map is essentially what it sounds like a map that shows the potential for earthquakes in certain areas. The maps give people a sense of the likelihood of earthquakes occurring, where they might occur, and how strong they might be. The maps can influence everything from public policy to building codes to insurance rates. They govern hundreds of billions of dollars in constructions and insurance cost every year, says Mark Peterson, project chief of the USGSs National Seismic...
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Oklahoma City Geological Society Receives One Million Dollar Donation
2014-12-21 13:13:55| Energy - Topix.net
An Oklahoma City oil and natural gas producer has donated $1 million to help the Oklahoma City Geological Society pay for a new headquarters. The donation by Devon Energy Corp. kicks off the society's $5 million campaign to fund the building and the society's efforts to digitize its geological records.
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Oklahoma City Geological Society Receives One Million Dollar Donation
2014-12-21 12:18:10| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
An Oklahoma City oil and natural gas producer has donated $1 million to help the Oklahoma City Geological Society pay for a new headquarters. The donation by Devon Energy Corp. kicks off the society's $5 million campaign to fund the building and the society's efforts to digitize its geological records.
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British Geological Survey rolls-out its Maps Portal
2014-11-07 00:00:00| Oil IT Journal - www.oilit.com
Russell Lawley tells Oil IT Journal how major digitization project was achieved.
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Siemens Wins Contract To Help United States Geological Survey (USGS) Achieve Significant Energy Savings At Facilities In Virginia, Missouri And Washington State
2014-09-01 12:19:44| pollutiononline Home Page
Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an $11M Task Order by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to implement energy conservation measures at three of its facilities: National Center (Reston, Virginia); Columbia Environmental Research Center (Columbia, Missouri); and the Western Fisheries Research Center (Seattle, Washington)
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