An Introduction to the EMD

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An Introduction to the EMD

• Presented by Jeffrey R. LevineSouthwest Section
  Councilor
  
• April 22, 2007
• AAPG Southwest Section Meeting
• Wichita Falls, Texas

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Price Controls
Gulf War II
IranianRevolution
The Oil Bust of 1998-99
1977 EMDFounded
Gulf War I
Yom Kippur War Oil Embargo
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AAPGs home for
EMD
COAL
COALBEDMETHANE
OIL SHALE
GAS SHALE
URANIUM
TAR SANDS
GASHYDRATES
GEO-THERMAL
ENERGYECONOMICS
GEO-SPATIALINFORMATION
new energytechnologies
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EMD Mission Statement
To advance the science and technology
of energy minerals in an environmentally safe
manner
Designated technical areas
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EMD Executive Committee2006-2007

• President William Ambrose
• President-elect Doug Patchen
• Vice President Jack Pashin
• Secretary Betsy Campen
• Treasurer Dave Newell

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Membership and Budget
1,331 Members Balance, end of Q2 FY 2007 166,61
1 Publication Sales, end of Q2 FY 2007 1,863 (
1,485 from Coal Atlas)

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Benefits of EMD Membership
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EMD at the 2007 Annual Meeting, Long Beach
Oral Sessions Heavy Oil Provinces of the World
Co-Chairs F. Hein and A. Reed
Alternative Energy Sources Promises and
PitfallsCo-Chairs H. H. Schmitt and W. Ambrose
Shale Gas Co-Chairs W. S. Coffey and D. Jarvie
Poster Sessions Coal Energy Source, C02 Sink
, Paleoenvironmental Archive Co-Chairs W. B.
Ayers, Jr and J. C. Pashin Shale Gas Co-Chairs
W. S. Coffey and D. Jarvie Alternative Energy So
urces Promises and Pitfalls Co-Chairs H. H.
Schmitt and W. Ambrose Heavy Oil Provinces of the
WorldCo-Chairs F. Hein and A. Reed
Astrogeology Co-Chairs J. Schieber and K.
Edgett
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EMD Publications
Atlas of Coal GeologyAAPG Studies in Geology,
No. 45 by Alexander R. Papp, James C. Hower, a
nd Douglas C. Peters
Geology in Coal Resource Utilization
by Douglas C. Peters
Sequence Stratigraphy, Paleoclimate, and
Tectonics of Coal-Bearing StrataAAPG Studies in
Geology, No. 51 by Jack C. Pashin and Robert A.
Gastaldo
Unconventional Energy Resourcesof North
AmericaAAPG Poster
by John R. Dyni
Discounts for EMD Members!
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Screen Capture of the Members Only Area of EMD
Web Site
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More EMD Member Privileges!
Sponsored Activities at Sectional Meetings
Updates on Meetings of Local Societies
Energy Mineral Reports
References Web Linkson EMD Commodities
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