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Ten Myths (Eight Geographical) About Fracking 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Pro-fracking activist, journalist, and filmmaker Phelim McAleer has created a list of the top ten myths about fracking. Two of these myths are more about McAleer's disagreements with anti-fracking ac...
Alternative Reconstruction: Southern States Renamed After Unionists, Victors, and Victories 22 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Z Geographer and myself got in a fun discussion with a neo-Confederate about alternative historys of Reconstruction. One thing that we brought up was that the Union (North) could have forced a geogra...
Slightly Misleading NASA Map of Asteroid Hazards 21 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
The only safe spots seem to be places so close to the Sun that the Earth would likely fall into the star if we were located there. NASA published a map showing the paths of 1,400 Earth-threatening ha...
Where Country Code/Area Code Confusion Can Lead to NSA Spying on Americans 20 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
According to an internal review, the National Security Agency admitted that it spied on phones in Washington, DC (area code 202) because of an error which confused Washington's area code with Egypt's ...
The (Almost) Island of Korea 19 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Friend #1: Korea is perfectly defendable. It's the definition of an island, surrounded by water on three sides! Friend #2: No, that is the definition of a peninsula. View Larger Map The above co...
Egypt Unrest Map Batch 1: Attacks Against Coptic Christians 16 Aug 2013 | 06:36 pm
I am still working on collecting maps of the unrest throughout Egypt in general but I was able to find the below map that shows the destruction of Coptic Churches and institutions. Attacks against Co...
Heavy Water Consumption in Lower Ogallala Aquifer Heaviest in Dust Bowl Area 15 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
I love the Interior Plains of the United States. I feel at home in the wide open land where the tall grass blows in the wind. The way of life, the unique mix of cultures overlooked by those whose mu...
40 Maps that Explain the World 14 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
The Washington Post has a very nice mix of maps entitled "40 maps that explain the world." The maps cover environmental, religious, cultural, agricultural, economic, and more. This effort by the Was...
Shenandoah: The Valley of Sadness - Progressive Bigoted Removal 12 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
This month's travel photo is of the Shenandoah Valley from Hawksbill Mountain. While beautiful the valley and mountain range have been the sights of sadness. This is the second part of the series. Th...
Shenandoah: The Valley of Sadness - The Burrning 8 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
This month's travel photo is of the Shenandoah Valley from Hawksbill Mountain. While beautiful the valley and mountain range have been the sights of sadness. This is the first part of the series. 1...
