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1 online resource |
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AAAS selected symposium |
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AAAS selected symposium.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors and Authors; Introduction; PART 1. PARADOXES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND ENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; 1 An Overview of the Issues; 2 Energy Development: A Western Perspective; Abstract; Introduction; The National Energy Situation; The Essential Role of the Rocky Mountain Region; Abundant Resources; Projected Employment; Other Factors Limiting Energy Development; References; 3 Environmental Regulations: The Western Energy Case; The Western Energy Potential |
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Water Availability and QualityAir Quality; Environmental Permits; Western Coal Production; Synfuels; Summary; References; 4 What Has Happened to Enforcement of Environmental Regulations?; PART 2. WESTERN ENERGY RESOURCES; 5 An Overview of the Nation's Treasurehouse; Uranium and Nuclear Energy; Geothermal Energy Resources; Energy from the Wind; Biomass; Technological Solar; References; 6 Wyoming, an Example of Western Coal Development; Occurrence of Coal; Geologic Coal-Bearing Formations; Wyoming Coal Quality; Coal Production; References and Notes |
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7 Significance of Recent Oil and Gas Discoveries in the Western Thrust Belt of the United StatesIntroduction; Early Exploration History; Wyoming-Utah-Idaho Salient; Boundaries; Geologic Framework; Reservoir Rocks; Source and Seal Rocks; Structure; Exploration Techniques and Drilling; Typical Oil and Gas Fields; Production, Pipelines and Markets; Estimates of Undiscovered Oil and Gas; Summary; References; 8 Oil Shale: A Resource Whose Time Has Come?; The Resource; Mining Technology; Retorting Technology; Surface Processes; Combustion or Direat-Heated Retort; Hot Gas or Indirect-Heated Retort |
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Hot Solid RetortModified in Situ (MIS) Processes; Other Factors Impeding Development; Summary; References; PART 3. USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; 9 The Role of Water in Energy Development; Water Use for Energy Production; Water Demand; Water Supply; Basin Analysis; Institutional Considerations; Institutional Change; Fundamental Issues; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix; References and Notes; 10 Clean Air and Energy: From Conflict to Reconciliation; The Nature of the Western Pollution Problem; Environmental Impacts of Degraded Air Quality; Energy and the West; Regulatory Background |
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The Cost of Pollution ControlAir Pollution Control Options; Regional Costs of Pollution Control; The Benefits of Air Pollution Control; Study 1. Visibility in the Four Corners Region; Study 2. Visibility and Aesthetics at Lake Powell; Study 3. Visibility and Aesthetics at Farmington; Study 4. Visibility in the National Parklands; Reconciling the Costs and Benefits of Air Pollution Control; Conclusions; References and Notes; 11 Energy Developement: A Challenge for Environmental Planning; Oil Shale: Air; Water Availability; Water Requirements for Oil Shale; Water Supply; Water Rights |
| Summary |
Proposed energy resource development in the arid western United States raises a number of potential problems for an environment that does not have a great deal of resiliency. Projected population increases associated with large-scale development activities may go beyond the capacity of small, isolated rural communities to absorb them; and constraints on western agricultural and industrial development--for example, demands for water already exceeding the supply available--also limit energy development. The authors of this wide-ranging book first evaluate western energy resources, then objectively discuss the consequences of development on the region's physical and social environments. Among the questions they consider are: Who will reap the economic benefits of development, and who will bear the environmental costs? What will be the effects on the environment? The social structure? The quality of life? Are open spaces a national treasure in their present form, or should they be regarded as space available for development? What are the unique demands of reclamation in the arid west? And, given the recent trend of western states-rights militancy and shifts of population to the southwest, what impact will new federal and state policies have on resource management? |
| Notes |
Originally published 1984 by Westview Press |
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This series of discussions was presented at the AAAS meetings in Washington D.C. in 1982 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
On-line resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 18, 2019) |
| Subject |
Energy development -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses
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Land use, Rural -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses
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Energy industries -- Social aspects -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses
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Energy development -- Environmental aspects.
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Energy industries -- Social aspects.
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Land use, Rural -- Environmental aspects.
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West United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McKell, C. M., editor.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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| ISBN |
9781000239386 |
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1000239381 |
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9780429300981 |
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0429300980 |
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9781000275322 |
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1000275329 |
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9781000311266 |
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1000311260 |
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