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Uranium Mining Left a Legacy of Death

This article, published in Deseret News, addresses the effects of uranium mining in southeastern Utah. The article discusses the health effects suffered by former uranium miners, the state of ...
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Opinion

Geothermal Resources

National Park Service
This National Park Service web page provides a summary of the geothermal resources in Yellowstone National Park, which is home to the largest geyser field in the world. The page describes the ways in ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Microbial Mining

L. Brierley Corale
This article discusses the use of microbial populations in the bioleaching of valuble ores from rock near or within the subsurface of the Earth.
Subject: Biology:Biogeochemistry, Biology, :Microbiology, Ecology:Metabolism, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, :Overview/Reference Work

Defenders of Wildlife - Geothermal Energy Resources: Principles and Recommendations

Defenders of Wildlife
This web site provides a pro-environment position on geothermal energy development. The site offers environmental principles that should be adhered to, and points out the environmental benefits of ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Geothermal Technologies Program

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
This US Department of Energy site offers a wide variety of information about geothermal energy, including the efforts of the Geothermal Technologies Program to find, access, harness and use the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Policy Resources

A Field Conference on Impacts of Coalbed Methane Development in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming

Romeo M. Flores, Gary D. Stricker, Joseph F. Doll Meyer, Pierce H. Norton, Robert J. Livingston, M. Craig Jennings
This USGS Open File Report focuses on a basin-wide assessment of coalbed methane resources in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. The report includes a thorough geological study with relevant maps, ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling,
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Maps, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Potential Groundwater Drawdown and Recovery from Coalbed Methane Development in the Powder River Basin, Montana

John Wheaton, John Metesh
This 58-page PDF document from the US Bureau of Land Management assesses the potential impacts of coalbed methane development on water resources in Montana's Powder River Basin. The study explores ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Aquifer properties, Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Groundwater modeling, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Groundwater , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results

Assessment of Shallow Biogenic Gas Resources in Montana

J. L. Ridgley, T. C. Hester, S. M. Condon, L. O. Anna, P. G. Lillis, E. L. Rowan, G. T. Snyder
This 6-page PDF abstract by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists is a reassessment of a USGS study of methane gas reserves in shallow Cretaceous deposits in northern Montana. The study is ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results

Stratigraphic Framework of Lower and Upper Cretaceous Rocks in Central and Eastern Montana

Steven M. Condon
This USGS report focuses on Cretaceous rocks in Montana with respect to natural gas and coalbed methane. The study includes the stratigraphy from the top of the Mowry Shale to the base of the Judith ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results, Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations

Dinosaur Extinction: Causal Loop Diagram of Earth Feedback System

Dewey M. McLean
This site features a causal loop diagram from system dynamics methodology showing the solar-earth-space energy flow system (the dominant flow system driving earth's surficial systems, including the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Education
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities

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