Author Archives: Jim Zeigler

Petro Pete, Plastic Mascot for Plausible Denial

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Petro Pete's Big Bad Dream

In 2016, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) published the fourth volume of its “Petro Pete” series of illustrated children’s books. To promote Petro Pete’s Big Bad Dream, K-2 classes throughout the state were invited Continue reading →

“When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal”

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CITATION:
Zalasiewicz, J., et al., 2015. Quaternary International, 383, pp. 196-203.
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ABSTRACT:
We evaluate the boundary of the Anthropocene geological time interval as an epoch, since it is useful to have a consistent temporal definition for this increasingly used unit, whether the presently informal term is eventually formalized or not. Continue reading →