Large Tyrannosaurus Rex Up for Auction Posted: 18 Aug 2009 09:46 PM PDT One of the largest known specimens of Tyrannosaurus Rex will be auctioned by Bonhams & Butterfields on Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Las Vegas. The skeleton is expected to bring millions of dollars. |
| Natural Gas Pipeline Bombings in British Columbia Posted: 18 Aug 2009 09:24 PM PDT Someone has been bombing natural gas pipelines in Northeastern British Columbia. Some believe that it is a case of eco-terrorism against EnCana Corporation. |
| Posted: 18 Aug 2009 09:11 PM PDT Taiwan was hit hard by Typhoon Morakot which has caused flooding and many landslides. Here is a very short YouTube video of the Shiaolin Landslide. For more details about the slide visit Dave Petley’s “On The Slide” blog. |
| Posted: 18 Aug 2009 06:37 PM PDT Hurricane Bill is now a Category 3 storm, tracking northwest through the Atlantic Ocean. The exact path it will take and how strong it will be this weekend are uncertain. The hurricane could potentially reach New England this weekend. |
| Brazil Moving Towards Oil Nationalization? Posted: 18 Aug 2009 12:51 PM PDT Foreign oil companies may have less control and income from their activities in Brazil. The Brazilian government wants the Petrobras, the national oil company, to control more of the country’s oil development and have a larger ownership stake. |
| Posted: 18 Aug 2009 12:44 PM PDT CNN has a story about the world’s largest and most powerful telescopes. These enable astronomers to not only look farther into the distance but also look farther back in time. |
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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