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Vær ærlige om Lofoten!

18. March 2013by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

Siden Norsk Olje og Gass stadig maser om kjærlighet -LoVeS! – må jeg gjøre det også.

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Geology and society, Norway, Oil and Gas

Sirkus Lofoten

2. February 2013by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

Programkomiteen i Det Kongelige Norske Arbeiderparti går inn for å konsekvensutrede Loften, Vesterålen og Senja for oljevirksomhet. Dermed var Sirkus Lofoten i gang igjen i mediene, med stor ståhei – […]

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Geology and society, Norway, Oil and Gas

Fossil treasures of Denmark, 55 million years ago

2. February 2013by Karsten Eig 2 Comments

When God had finished creating the Earth, He had some sand and gravel in excess. To get rid of it, the story goes, He dumped it in the southern North […]

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Cenozoic, Crash'n'bang geology, Denmark, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Geology and society, Geology photography, Sand, shale and gravel

Lofoten: Ikke selg olje før brønnen er boret

10. December 2012by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

Du som jobber i oljå vet det: Lofoten og Vesterålen er det hotteste området på norsk sokkel, av de som ikke er åpne for oljevirksomhet. Skal man tro Norsk Olje […]

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Geology and society, Norway, Oil and Gas

Article on Lofoten exploration in GeoExpro!

5. December 2012by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

Lady and Gentleman, In the last issue of the explorationist and geology magazine GeoExpro, I have an article on the geology, exploration opportunities and risks in the Lofoten and Vesterålen […]

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Geology and society, Norway, Oil and Gas

La Gomera: The Green Pearl of the Canary Islands

19. November 2012by Karsten Eig 5 Comments

Ladies’n gangsters! For the benefit of a possible other reader outside Viking lands, this blog will occasionally publish posts in Foreignish. (Foreignish for those who are foreign for those who […]

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Canary Islands, Cenozoic, Crash'n'bang geology, Geology and society, Geology photography, Spain, Volcanoes

Noen må faktisk finne svar (resirkulering av resirkulert relativisme)

27. October 2012by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

Ett vrøvlete Morgenbladet-innlegg med vitenskapsrelativisme og stråmenn var visst ikke nok for filosofen Svein Anders Noer Lie. Kanskje ikke rart, siden han fikk hard medfart av meg både her og […]

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Science and philosophy

De unødvendige (eller: Ikke kødd med vitenskapen!)

22. October 2012by Karsten Eig 10 Comments

(Advarsel: Generaliseringer følger). Kjære alternative. Både du med lilla sjal og krystaller, du med kajal som snakker med spøkelser på TV, du med magiske kvantemaskiner og piller uten innhold. Jeg […]

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Science and philosophy

Resirkulert vitenskapsrelativisme

12. October 2012by Karsten Eig 4 Comments

Dette har skjedd: Ukebladene har i årevis rent over av alternativmedisin og historier fra virkeligheten. Åndene er mektige på TVNorge. Alternativmessene formerer seg som brunsnegler. Som en ørliten motvekt har […]

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Science and philosophy

Kjell Tveter prater tull om evolusjon

27. September 2012by Karsten Eig 1,005 Comments

Kjell J. Tveter, professor emeritus i kirurgi og urologi, har begått en bok som (gjeeesp) skal vise at Darwin tok feil. Som om det betyr noe hva Darwin mente, siden […]

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Science and philosophy

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