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Comparing the Ecological Impacts of Wind and Oil & Gas Development: A Landscape Scale Assessment

Energy production in the United States is in transition as the demand for clean and domestic power increases. Wind energy offers the benefit of reduced emissions, yet, like oil and natural gas, it also contributes to energy sprawl. We used a diverse set of indicators to quantify the ecological impac...

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Autores principales: Jones, Nathan F., Pejchar, Liba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312296
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081391