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  • Of course the continents were in different places back then, techtonic theory has it that the continents drifted to their present positions gradually over eons of time.

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • Of course the continents were in different places back then, techtonic theory has it that the continents drifted to their present positions gradually over eons of time.

    Man made global warming? No way! 2009

  • I wondered if my weight in one place changed techtonic plates somewhere else and if I was where I really was supposed to be going.

    Steam 2009

  • Next, the techtonic plates of Anglicanism will heave and shift as the Lord of the Church moves hearts into unity around His Cross and Blood and Gospel.

    Rowan Williams: extreme waffle « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • Most important is the measurement of output from geothermal events,mud volcanics,and magmatic degassing in the pacific techtonic area.

    IPCC and Glaciers « Climate Audit 2006

  • This was one of the first tantalizing clues that eventually led to the plate techtonic theory of continental drift.

    The Mosasaur and the missing link - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • From the point of view of techtonic plates (and even of whales in the ocean), the human suffering is um .... zip.

    wench77 Diary Entry wench77 2004

  • The fast and fluid global markets move like supersonic techtonic plates.

    Challenges for Canada's Competitiveness. Images of Japan 1989

  • With such knowledge, DARPA would have a much better grip on what the Earth's crust has in store for us, be it cataclysmic events like volcanic eruptions or gradually unfolding processes like the formation of a mountain range or the shifting of techtonic plates.

    Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now Clay Dillow 2010

  • No geologists of any educational standing believe in this creationist nonsense, as they would have to dismiss every aspect of proven science, such as plate techtonics, erosion, techtonic uplift. .you know, mountains and stuff!!.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

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