November 2010

Sturdy ostensibles - Ted Nield discovers that it is important to turn idealism on its head once ina while, if one is to understand what makes organisations actually tick.
For your own good - Consulting engineer John Anderson urges everyone to consider the source legislation for Health and Safety at Work.

Distant Thunder - Cat Flap: Nina Morgan investigates the state-sponsored mog at the BGS
Not just "Another Year" - Paul Maliphant describes what it was like to be a technical consultant to film-maker Mike Leigh
Santorini Run - In the second in our "Holiday Geology" series, geologist and marathon runner Nigel Platt takes a turn around Santorini.
Obituaries - Harry Blackmore Whittington 1916-2010

Society issues climate change statement
Dryas dust research reveals no impact - Dwain Eldred details another and possibly fatal blow for the ailing "Younger Dryas Impact" theory

Review - Sarah Day reviews Mike Leigh's "Another Year", featuring Jim Broadbent as an engineering geologist...

Geological fieldwork in the Libyan Sahara. Guido Meinhold and Daniel Paul LeHeron describe working in one of the hottest places on Earth, and how Libya came to be one of the world's most exciting hydrocarbon prospects.
Online Special - Ruskin's rock music rocks the Cumbrian fells once again

Stop Pulling the Carbon Trigger - The Society's Climate Change statement in full
A responsive Society - Nic Bilham talks about the Society's advice to Parliament and government, and says how you too can be involved.
Chartership News - Chartership Offier Bill Gaskarth answers some questions about attaining professional accreditation.
Open House 2010
Rare book of the month - Michael McKimm describes Sir Humphry Davy's "On the safety lamp for coal miners", 1818