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Old Lost Sea
> Gros Morne’s Old Lost Sea
By: Liam Herringshaw | June 14, 2011
Since I started writing this column, I have been pestered by literally nobody as to why it is called Old Lost Sea. Either it is plainly apparent, or no one care... Read More
> A view to a krill
By: Liam Herringshaw | May 31, 2011
For reasons I might explain in a future column, I spent much of the last couple of years watching crustaceans. George Clooney will soon be starring in a dramati... Read More
> Rolling in the deep
By: Liam Herringshaw | May 17, 2011
In November 1929, as Jenny Higgins explained here recently, an earthquake-generated tsunami overwhelmed and devastated communities on the south coast of the Bur... Read More
> Death of a penguin
By: Liam Herringshaw | May 3, 2011
It may be an ancient language, but Welsh has contributed few words to the lexicon of modern English. Corgi ('dwarf dog') is one; gull, from gŵylan ('the one t... Read More
> Rare earths and renewables
By: Liam Herringshaw | April 19, 2011
So, as I discussed last time, oil companies think we should invest provincial hydrocarbon revenues in renewable energy sources, whilst Premier Dunderdale tells ... Read More
> Earth, wind or fire?
By: Liam Herringshaw | April 5, 2011
About a year ago, I attended an oil company presentation in St John's. It was ostensibly a recruitment exercise, so I wasn't expecting anything interesting to ... Read More
> Monsters of the west coast
By: Liam Herringshaw | March 22, 2011
You'll never find a dinosaur in Newfoundland. The rocks are simply too old. Occasionally, bits of them turn up in offshore oil wells, but if you're taking the... Read More
> Climate change and the lakes of Labrador
By: Liam Herringshaw | March 8, 2011
Large, empty vessels may be the noisiest, but it is often the tiny things that have most to say. This is especially true when it comes to understanding ancient ... Read More
> East coast trails
By: Liam Herringshaw | February 22, 2011
You can find them on the Irish Loop. You can find them on the Bonavista Peninsula. You can even find them in downtown St John’s, if you know where to look. No... Read More
