CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 141
Monday, 10 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room M100BC (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T199. A Healthy Society, Geosciences, and Natural Resources II

GSA Geology and Health Division; Society of Economic Geologists

 

H. Catherine Skinner and Eric Cheney, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
1
1:30 PM
EIGHT NEGATIVE PUBLIC MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT MINERAL, FUEL, AND WATER RESOURCES
CHENEY, Eric S., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 35130 University of Wshington, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, vaalbara@u.washington.edu, vaalbara@u.washington.edu
2
1:45 PM
EATING OUT OF THE GARBAGE CAN—THE U.S. CEMENT INDUSTRY'S CONSUMPTION OF WASTE FUELS AND RAW MATERIALS
VAN OSS, Hendrik G., National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 989 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, hvanoss@usgs.gov, hvanoss@usgs.gov
3
2:00 PM
FAILED AND CONFLICTING ENERGY POLICY AGENDAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE USA AND PLANET EARTH
HOBBS IV, G. Warfield, Ammonite Resources, 181 Mariomi Road, New Canaan, CT 06840, skiphobbs@ammoniteresources.com, skiphobbs@ammoniteresources.com
4
2:15 PM
CRUDE IMPORTS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
AMES, Robert M., Yale Graduates Energy Study Group, Fayetteville, AR 72703, CORRIDORE, Anthony C., Yale Graduates Energy Study Group, Leawood, KS 66209, HIRS III, Edward A., Yale Graduates Energy Study Group, Houston, TX 77057 and MACAVOY, Paul W., Yale Graduates Energy Study Group, Sarasota, FL 34234, edhirs@aya.yale.edu, edhirs@aya.yale.edu
5
2:30 PM
GEOLOGIC CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION AND ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
WARWICK, Peter D., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, pwarwick@usgs.gov, pwarwick@usgs.gov
6
2:45 PM
A SOLAR TRANSITION: THE TIMING OF A FULLY RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM
SCHWARTZMAN, Peter D., Knox College, 2 E. South St., K-63, Galesburg, IL 61401 and SCHWARTZMAN, David W., Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC, DC 20059, pschwart@knox.edu, pschwart@knox.edu
7
3:00 PM
IT SEEMS LIKE MINING IS THE EASY PART: ADDRESSING SOCIETAL ISSUES AS PART OF DEVELOPING THE RESOLUTION COPPER MINE IN ARIZONA
CHERRY, Jon, Resolution Copper, Na, 102 Magma Heights, Superior, AZ 85173, jon.cherry@riotinto.com, jon.cherry@riotinto.com
8
3:15 PM
PEAK EVERYTHING – MINERAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN NEEDS
MEINERT, Lawrence D., Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, LDmeinert@gmail.com, LDmeinert@gmail.com
9
3:30 PM
SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MINING BOOM
KESLER, Stephen E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, skesler@umich.edu, skesler@umich.edu
10
3:45 PM
ACADEMIC MINERAL RESOURCE (“ECONOMIC”) GEOLOGY IN THE USA – WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE TO GO?
HITZMAN, Murray W., Chair, National Research Council Committ on Induced Seismicity Potential and Dept. Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 and DILLES, John H., College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, CEOAS Admin 104, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, mhitzman@mines.edu, mhitzman@mines.edu
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4:00 PM
OCEANS AND OCEANS OF MINERAL RESOURCES
CATHLES III, Lawrence M., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 2134 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 and SCOTT, Steven D., Geology, Univeristy of Toronto, 22 Russell Str, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, lmc19@cornell.edu, lmc19@cornell.edu
12
4:15 PM
SEG PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: IN MY BACK YARD - THE ROLE OF MINERAL RESOURCES FOR A HEALTHY SOCIETY
ENDERS, M. Stephen, Society of Economic Geologists, 7811 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127, mse@renrespartners.com, mse@renrespartners.com
 
4:45 PM
Discussion
13
5:00 PM
SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: HUMANITY'S GREATEST RISK IS RISK AVOIDANCE
CATHLES III, Lawrence M., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 2134 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, lmc19@cornell.edu, lmc19@cornell.edu
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