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Session No. 313
Wednesday, 30 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 601 (Colorado Convention Center)

T80. Geology for the Common Good: Sustainable Resources for the 21st Century

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Gregory R. Wessel, Advocate
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
ELEMENTAL CYCLES IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
SACKETT, Penny D., Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2611, Australia, penny.sackett@anu.edu.au
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8:25 AM
MERCURY, MINING, AND THE ECOLOGICAL COST OF EMPIRE
ROBINS, Nicholas A., Department of History, North Carolina State University, Withers Hall 467, Raleigh, NC 27695-8108, narobins@ncsu.edu
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8:40 AM
METAL RECOVERY FROM WASTE STREAMS
SMITH, Kathleen S.1, HAGEMAN, Philip L.2, KOENIG, Alan E.3, CROCK, James G.2, YAGER, Tracy J.B.4 and PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)USGS, Denver Federal Center, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 415 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, ksmith@usgs.gov
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8:55 AM
TELLURIUM SPECIATION AND RECOVERY DURING CU ORE PROCESSING
SKIDMORE, Amy1, HAYES, Sarah M.1 and SPRY, Paul G.2, (1)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr, Rm 194, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (2)Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, aeskidmore@alaska.edu
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9:10 AM
COOPERATIVES AND THE FUTURE OF MINING
ARCE Sr, Osvaldo, Colegio de Geologos de Bolivia, La Paz, 591, Bolivia and WESSEL, Gregory R., Geology In The Public Interest, P. O. Box 1135, Vashon, WA 98070, osvaldo_arce@yahoo.es
 
9:25 AM
Break
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9:40 AM
MALIGNANT LAND USE/COVER EXPANSION IN HUMAN COMMUNITIES
HERN, Warren M., Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1130 Alpine Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304, bachern@msn.com
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9:55 AM
THE FALSE POSITIVE CONUNDRUM: IDENTIFYING FALSE POSITIVES OF CONTAMINATION FROM LANDFILLS IN SEMI-ARID TO ARID WESTERN WATERSHEDS
GADE, Max, Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 and SIEGEL, Donald I., Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Heroy Geological Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, mxedag@gmail.com
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10:10 AM
ETHICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
STONE, George T., Physical Science, Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 West State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443, stoneg@matc.edu
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10:25 AM
THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF HIGHER ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN THE USA
ELDERS, Wilfred A., Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, wilfred.elders@ucr.edu
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10:40 AM
THE SMACKOVER FORMATION CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE ASSESSMENT UNITS IN THE U.S. GULF COAST BASIN
BUURSINK, Marc L., US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, National Center MS-956, Reston, VA 20192, buursink@usgs.gov
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10:55 AM
AN INTEGRATIVE STRATEGY TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CO2 SEQUESTRATION: MINING BRINES FROM SALINE STORAGE RESERVOIRS
QUILLINAN, Scott, Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 1020 E. Lewis Street, Energy Innovation Center, Dept. 4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071-2000, SURDAM, Ronald, Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 2020 Grand Ave, Suite 500, Laramie, WY 80270 and MCLAUGHLIN, J. Fred, Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 1020 E. Lewis Street, Energy Innovation Center, Dept.4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, scottyq@uwyo.edu
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11:10 AM
THE GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL FOR CARBON DIOXIDE WITHIN THE DENVER BASIN OF COLORADO, WYOMING, AND NEBRASKA
DRAKE II, Ronald M., Denver, CO 80225, rmdrake@usgs.gov
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