JeffB Wrote:
>>In regards to the SF Chronicle article, it appears to have been done somewhat tongue in cheek to say the least. I would recommend that readers keep that in mind if they choose to respond. I don't feel that the author actually believes what the USGS is trying to sell either, or the article would have been much less humorous, and it wouldn't have used such a flawed data set or factless news release as supporting documentation.

In fact we could have written the very same article in an effort to show how rediculous the USGS information is. We'd have done it better and differently but that article COULD be seen as a rip on the USGS. Imagine those words said out loud by a comedian to an audience. They'd all be roaring.
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