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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
G.EOSCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY This session focuses on the integration of geohazard data into
land-use policy, the enhancement of public awareness, and
T71. GeoDiplomacy: Solving Problems without Borders improving communication. Examples of long-term and sustain-
able development, incorporating existing/future datasets, and
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA information dissemination will be presented.
Environmental and Engineering Geology Division
T75. Planetary Climate Disruption Demands Urgent Global
Disciplines: Geoscience and Public Policy, Environmental Policy Action
Geoscience, Geoscience Information/Communication
Cosponsors: GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology
Advocates: Gregory R. Wessel; Jeffrey K. Greenberg Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Environmental
and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society
This session focuses on the primacy of geology to international Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division
relations and to sustainable development and the parameters
that influence such work. Examples of successful multinational Disciplines: Geoscience and Public Policy, Environmental
research efforts, public and private, will be presented. Geoscience, Quaternary Geology
T72. Geology, Resilience, Policy, and Preparedness: Advocates: George T. Stone; Jennifer L. Pierce
How Government and Private Industry Are Preparing
for Geologic Disasters (such as Cascadia Rising) Unequivocal data document CO2 and temperature rise plus
problematic responses throughout the hydrosphere, cryosphere,
Cosponsors: Washington Division of Geology and Earth atmosphere, and biosphere. We seek compelling arguments
Resources; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA for public policy action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
Environmental and Engineering Geology Division mitigate anthropogenic climate change.
Disciplines: Geoscience and Public Policy, Engineering Geology, T76. Scientific Freedom in 2017
Quaternary Geology
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology
Advocates: Dave Norman; Maximilan Dixon and Public Policy Committee
Earthquake resilience is becoming prominent in the govern- Discipline: Geoscience and Public Policy
ment policy arena. With the Washington governor’s directive
highlighting steps to a Resilient Washington and the Cascadia Advocates: Johan C. Varekamp; Arthur W. Snoke
Rising exercise, there has been a spotlight on policy and
preparedness. Scientific freedom implies open dissemination of data and
interpretations, without fear of retribution. We request papers
T73. Geoscience and the Law: Exploring the from scientists with notable research or teaching experiences in
Legal and Ethical Issues of Geologic Research topics such as evolution, pollution science, or climate change.
and Practice
.ENERGY GEOLOGY
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Academic
and Applied Geoscience Relations Committee; GSA Environmental T77. Characterization and Hydrocarbon Sealing
and Engineering Geology Division Capacity of the Weathering Mud Layer in an
Unconformity
Disciplines: Geoscience and Public Policy, Environmental
Geoscience, Engineering Geology Disciplines: Energy Geology, Structural Geology, Stratigraphy
Advocates: James Heller; Susan Stover Advocate: Kongyou Wu Sr.
An examination of the legal and ethical concerns of academic An unconformity can be vertically divided into top, middle, and
geologic research and applied practice with discussions pertaining bottom layers. The middle layer can present low porosity and
to FOIA, technologic innovations, new areas of exploration, and permeability, and it can play a critical control on the development
the management of risks and liabilities. of unconformity-related reservoirs.
T74. Integrating Geohazards Data into Planning T78. Environmental Geology Studies of Energy Impacts
and Land-Use Management Decisions
Cosponsors: GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Environmental
Cosponsors: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology and Engineering Geology Division
Division; Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources;
GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoinformatics Disciplines: Energy Geology, Environmental Geoscience,
Division; GSA Karst Division Geology and Health
Disciplines: Geoscience and Public Policy, Engineering Geology, Advocates: Marc L. Buursink; Laura Ruhl; J. Fred McLaughlin;
Geoinformatics Brett J. Valentine
Advocates: Katherine A. Mickelson; Dave Norman; Gregory R. This session will explore research relating to environmental
Wessel; Stephen L. Slaughter issues associated with energy geology, including exploration
practices, extraction of resources, and waste disposal.
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