Blogs focusing on geologic subjects that are worth reading.
The huge LiveJournal community has several geology-related groups, this being the biggest.
Jon Nones keeps up a fast-moving commentary related to energy and mineral resources on the Resource Investor site.
Working climate scientists blog for the interested public and journalists. An island of light in the dark sea of climate-change debate.
This science policy blog is a project of the University of Colorado Center for Science and Technology Policy Research. Environmental scientist Roger Pielke Jr. is the foremost of several great bloggers there.
A periodic blog carnival that collects entries from many geo-blogs on a particular topic.
Kim Hannula teaches geology in the Rockies and shares her life here and in LiveJournal.
Chris Rowan's must-read blog centers around hard rocks but has a wide, erudite range.
Sedimentary geologist Brian Romans covers his field and other random topics.
Geologist-author Michael Welland focuses on sand, which is to say, the universe.
Erik Klemetti, a genuine volcanologist, produces this blog with commentary and hype-puncturing about all things volcanic.
Ralph Harrington focuses on volcanoes and closely related topics.
Suvrat Kher's first-rate blog focuses "on geology, evolution and environmental and climatic changes."
Author and commentator Chet Raymo walks the boundaries of science and philosophy in a deeply felt and articulate blog.
Garry Hayes teaches geology at Modesto Junior College and loves his work.
Jessica Ball now works in Washington DC but discusses rocks from all over.
Veteran Charlie Petit has a great time totting up the science news and the people who write it. A news-biz insider's dream.
Two philosophers try to keep up with the public debate in an unobtrusive way. Here's where to follow the state of the zeitgeist.
Kyle House focuses intently and engagingly on GIS and GPS for working geologists.
Charles Magee is a mineral explorationist with a close interest in lab techniques as well as rocks.
Ron teaches geology in Kansas and has an ambitious blog full of good photos.
James Annan is a climate scientist living in Japan.
Maria Brumm is a U.C. Berkeley grad student who often posts on her geophysical adventures.
The irrepressible Russell Seitz effuses elegant parody and erudite geological commentary.
David B. Williams concentrates on stone, particularly in buildings.
Rebecca Hunt covers paleo topics and a broad penumbra.
The science-centric "journal" section of the tech site Ars Technica has some well written geoscience items and good commentary, although the server is slow.
Frank Taylor is not affiliated with Google, but he worships Google Earth and the remarkable things being done with it.
Eric Berger is a reporter for the Houston Chronicle ranging all over science.
Lee Allison, Arizona's state geologist, is a high-quality source of current developments.
John Fleck, reporter for the Albuquerque Journal, keeps up this "weblog about science and technology" and includes reporting from local science centers.
His own personal blog occasionally touches on science too.
Student Dave Schumaker compiles a focused blog of scientific news items.
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Sun reporters post on all manner of science news.
This section of Blackwell Scientific Publishers hosts erudite and timely commentary on geo-research news by Steve Drury of The Open University.
Park wrote about physics and common sense with cutting wit for many years on behalf of the American Physical Society. Now that he's retired, "What's New" appears each Friday on his personal site.
David Appell has resurfaced in Portland Oregon and blogs again on the intersection of geophysics (mainly atmospheric) and policy.
A very active blog on the Mars rovers managed by Mark Carey.
Science writer Carl Zimmer ranges at will over "life, past and future." Keep up to date on evolution, paleontology and all they imply here. Part of the brainy ScienceBlogs group.
Geology often mingles with physics, and the year-long Quantum Diaries project puts 11 actual physicists on the Web.
A sprightly group blog about evolution and the creationists who fruitlessly attack it.
The Web's nerd-central site has a busy science page where the object is to astonish and alert you. Geology is a minor note there.
A daily-or-nearly-so report with photos from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, where the Pu'u O'o eruption has been going on for 20 years.
The U.S. Geological Survey will feed you fresh earthquake info in one of three forms. Look at the bottom of the page for RSS information.
More of a newsfeed than a blog. There's also archaeology news here. Check the left sash for related news channels.
