Last week brought the news that oil was trading at a record high of $100/barrel. Will this price point demand more specialists and specialized tools for exploration, specifically geospatial ones? Is geospatial work associated with the oil patch seen as a potential career for GIS students? Our editors try to connect the dots between the renewed interest in oil prices, new sources of energy and geospatial technologies.
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sigh You really surprise me sometimes, Adena. What's the temperature in your neck of the woods this January morning?
GIS is making a big difference here.
Another note -- if you're really looking to get into something like searching for resources -- I'd suggest looking closely at Helium. Unfortunately, our Republican led Congress decided it wise to de-regulate our stock-pile of Helium -- a very finite resource -- into the international markets, thus making it possible for other countries to buy-up vast quantities, which -- not only creates a risk for shortage a scarey thing -- but also means that if the resource is used-up soon, we'll never be able to develop a He-3 fuel that could allow us to travel space in an efficient manner.
I suppose my point is that there are priorities that this nation needs to begin to finally come to terms with -- and it needs to do it in a way that places urgency on the matter -- otherwise if it all becomes squandered, we'll forever have sealed our own fate on this planet. It isn't a time to pander to the oil companies, I'm sorry. It's a time to look at solutions as realistic and practical options toward the benefit of our own survival as a species.
And that starts with the leadership, but begins with you and me.
http://www.agiweb.org/gap/legis106/helium.html
The sky isn't falling. Run chicken little!!
KoS
I mean, if we really want to 'go there'.
There are people out in the world who don't follow party lines and instead look at individuals when voting for or even supporting people. Not everyone is a sheep, following the herd around blindly(seems to happen all too much in and out of politics). Sadly, there isn't a soul in this race worth voting for or supporting.
How many other presidents or wanne-be presidents want a line-item-veto? More than ole man John. Guess what, it goes across party lines too.
Plus WTH does line-item-veto have to do with a bill signed in the past? Nothing!! No bearing what so ever. The President signed the document passed by Congress, period, end of story.
I was pointing out it's not just Congress, it's also the President who must sign it into law. Unless vetoed and then over-ridden by Congress. In this particular bills case, it wasn't vetoed.
Again the idea it takes two to tango there in DC.
I didn't look at the vote count for the bill. I wonder how many Democrats supported the bill passed in the evil-Republican lead Congress?
KoS