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Regulatory Log On October 19, 2006, the Clean Water Act, 2006, (formerly Bill 43), received Royal Assent. The goal of the Act is to protect existing and future sources of drinking water, as part of an overall commitment to human health and the environment. A key focus of the legislation is the preparation of locally developed, science-based assessment reports and source protection plans. The EBR posting for the Clean Water Act regulations and supporting documents can be found using this link. Please note that the comment period is now closed, but the link may still be viewed should you wish to obtain background information. The APGO Environment Committee thanks the members who responded to a request for comments on this important EBR posting. An official response was generated by the Committee and submitted to the Ministry of the Environment by the APGO. Colluvium 2. Dear CGENers: Great news! The cliffs at Joggins, Nova Scotia, received designation as a Unesco World Heritage Site on July 6. Other important fossil sites in Canada that have achieved this designation include Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, the Burgess Shale in British Columbia and Miguasha in Gaspé, Québec. There is a nice write-up about Joggins and a fabulous picture here. From Far Afield 1. BBC News August 12, 2008 BP shuts down Georgia pipelines - Three pipelines that run through Georgia are now out of action. Energy giant BP says it has shut two of three pipelines that run through Georgia as a precautionary measure.
A spokeswoman for the firm said the oil and gas pipelines, which run from the Caspian Sea into Georgia, had not been damaged by the recent fighting.
2. NASA Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process 08.05.08 - Phoenix Mars mission scientists spoke today on research in progress concerning an ongoing investigation of perchlorate salts detected in soil analyzed by the wet chemistry laboratory aboard NASA's Phoenix Lander. Panelists on Tuesday's briefing said the presence of perchlorates would not be a positive or a negative in determining Martian habitability. NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Confirms Frozen Water 3. BBC Monday, 14 July 2008 Bush lifts offshore drilling ban Petrol prices are part of the wider US energy policy debate President George W Bush has lifted an executive ban on drilling for oil in most US coastal waters, and has urged lawmakers to follow suit. He wants Congress to end its separate ban on drilling, in order to reduce US dependence on oil imports. 4. August 13, 2008 Oil prices rise as stocks decline Oil prices have climbed after weekly US government figures showed a drop in crude oil and petrol inventories. US light sweet crude added $2 to over $115 a barrel, and London Brent added 82 cents to $111.97. Despite the rise, the price of crude oil is far off the record of $147 hit in July. 5. July 29, 2008 CBC Fragmenting Arctic ice shelf a sign of warming temperatures: scientist - The fracture of a four-square-kilometre chunk of ice from the largest remaining ice shelf in the Arctic last week is a one-way change brought on by warming temperatures, says a scientist who has studied the process.Derek Mueller, a polar scientist and research fellow at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ont., said the ice breaking off from the Ward Hunt Island Ice Shelf, just north of Ellesmere Island, marks the continuation 6. July 3, 2008 USAtoday, Merger of US earth sciences agencies is proposed - By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press WASHINGTON — From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet. Creation of a new Earth Systems Science Agency is urged in this week's edition of the journal Science, by merging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey. 7. a)August 6, 2008 NPRUrban Gas Drilling Causes Backlash In Boomtown by John Burnett All Things Considered, August 5, 2008 • The Barnett Shale, a natural gas-bearing formation underneath 21 counties in north Texas, is a wildcatter's dream: Wherever energy companies poke a hole, there's gas. Now they're scrambling to drill anywhere there's vacant land — at country clubs, parking lots, city parks, school grounds and airports. b) American Association of Petroleum Geologists articles from the Dallas Business Journal Demand for workers in the Barnett Shale on the rise ...59,700 in 2001, according to a 2008 salary survey by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Among U.S. petroleum engineers, the mean salary... |
President’s Perspective: Help Make Geoscience Relevant Locally
By Greg Finn, Ph.D., P.Geo. APGO President Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic?Brock University As the summer of 2008 draws to a close, the university year is just beginning to get underway for me with an influx of new students and the return to campus of upper year students; many of whom, thanks to the ‘geoscience’ climate, were able to obtain employment in their field this past summer. Thanks to all those members, and their employers, who supervised these students. The practical component of their education obtained through employment ‘in the field’ truly augments the theoretical side obtained through formal in-class training. These summer students have been mentored by a Professional Geoscientists and hopefully they have taken away a sense of pride in the profession that will serve as a foundation for their own careers. As a new cohort of students begin their undergraduate careers in earth sciences, my colleagues, both with and outside the discipline, question why earth science departments are not flush with students. A cursory perusal of various on-line newspapers shows the following geoscience issues making the news recently... |
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| British Columbia Disciplinary Hearing by Claudia Cochrane, P.Geo. Cairnlins Resources Limited, Adjunct Professor, University of Western Ontario In January of 2008, a British Columbia Geoscientist was found liable for failure to respond to his client's communications in a timely manner. It was an unusual case and merits consideration by all Geoscience and Engineering Consultants.
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| Working in Quebec? Insurance Obligations for Quebec Incidental (Special Authorization) and Temporary Permits Andrea Waldie, P.Geo., Executive Director & Registrar APGO and l'Ordre des géologues du Québec (OGQ) members enjoy the privileges of the Bilateral Agreement On Mobility Of Geologists/Professional Geoscientists In Quebec And Ontario which may be found at http://www.apgo.net/about/pdfs/By-Law11_May%2020.pdf. It is a condition of this agreement that those who work in the Host province, abide by the Act, Regulations and By-laws of that province. In order to conduct geoscientific work in Quebec under an Incidental (Special Authorization) or a Temporary Permit, as per the Quebec Regulation Regulation Respecting Professional Liability Insurance For The Members Of The Ordre Des Géologues Du Québec1 Professional Code (R.S.Q., c. C-26, s. 93 (d)), all persons offering professional services in Quebec must have adequate professional liability insurance coverage. The requirements for PLI for Quebec may be found at the following link: http://www.ogq.qc.ca/documents/Regl_assur_prof.pdf. Note that the Secondary Professional Liability Insurance held by all APGO members, through XL Insurance, does not cover the sale of professional services (consulting either as self-employed or as employees of consulting groups, services firms, etc) except for minimal activity. The SPLI is therefore not accepted as proof of insurance by consultants for Quebec PLI purposes. |
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Delivery Notice: This newsletter is issued 6 times per year to all APGO members. Non-members may also subscribe and receive the newsletter with access to non-member-only content. For more information, please see www.apgo.net. Field Notes is published by APGO and is edited by Wendy Diaz, P.Geo. If you have comments or wish to contribute material to this newsletter, please contact Wendy Diaz, P.Geo., or Andrea Waldie, P.Geo., Executive Director/Registar. Copyright 2008, Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) |
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