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Biofuel Feedstocks: The Risk Of Future Invasions, Joseph M. Ditomaso, Jacob N. Barney, Allison M. Fox
Biofuel Feedstocks: The Risk Of Future Invasions, Joseph M. Ditomaso, Jacob N. Barney, Allison M. Fox
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In an effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, expand domestic energy production, and maintain economic growth, public and private investments are being used to pursue dedicated feedstock crops for biofuel production. Unlike food crops grown for grain-based ethanol (e.g., corn), which require high inputs of fertilizers and pesticides and typically are grown on prime agricultural land, proposed lignocellulose-based energy crops (e.g., switchgrass) typically have a neutral or negative carbon budget, require relatively few economic or environmental inputs, and can be cultivated on marginal, lower-productivity land. Thus, a rapidly growing industry related to crop selection, cultivar improvement, and conversion technilogies is …
3-D Seismic Exploration Project, Ute Indian Tribe, Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Uintah County, Utah, Marc T. Eckels
3-D Seismic Exploration Project, Ute Indian Tribe, Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Uintah County, Utah, Marc T. Eckels
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Oil And Gas Leasing On Lands Administered By Dixie National Forest, United States Bureau Of Land Management
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Oil And Gas Leasing On Lands Administered By Dixie National Forest, United States Bureau Of Land Management
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This Environmental Impact Statement documents the analysis of the potential effects of implementing each of five alternatives for management of the Federal oil and gas estate on lands administered by the Dixie National Forest in Garfield, Kane, Iron, Washington, Piute, and Wayne Counties, Utah. The existing condition of the environmental resources in the project area is documented and potential impacts to those resources as a result of implementing the proposed action are addressed. The alternatives are Proposed Action - Forest Plan Intent, (1) No Action - No Lease, (2) Forest Plan Modification A, (3) Forest Plan Modification B, (4) Forest …