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Look Before You Leap Off the Natural Gas Bridge: Lessons from the Rockies PDF

This five-part presentation by our Director of Economics, Pete Morton, provides a cautionary tale for those proposing to increase natural gas drilling – based on the lessons learned from the recent natural gas drilling boom in the Rockies.

Climate Change Impacts on Water Availability in Alaska PDF

Alaska is already showing evidence of climate change. Increases in temperature and changes in precipitation have had profound effects on regional hydrology, including shrinking wetlands, glacier and polar sea ice recession, permafrost melting, and an increase in fire frequency and intensity across the landscape as a result of increased drought and thunderstorms. Continuation of these trends will likely lead to further changes in the hydrologic cycle, with significant implications for the people, places, and wildlife that depend on Alaska’s water resources.

Cherokee National Forest Wilderness and the Monroe County Economy PDF

Monroe is a fast-growing county in southeast Tennessee. Along with Polk and McMinn, Monroe is home to the southern section of the Cherokee National Forest, including the Citico Creek and Bald River Gorge Wildland Areas, and a portion of the Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness Area.

Policy Brief: The Economic Toll of Global Warming is Real - and Growing PDF

President Obama has stressed the urgency of cap and trade program implementation to help stabilize our climate. Unfortunately, the cost of inaction is growing daily. Global warming is draining our economy, and the damage of global warming is growing more deadly. Legislation is needed immediately to benefit our economy and our future.

A GIS Analysis of Technically Recoverable Natural Gas and Oil from Challenged Lease Parcels in Utah PDF

On December 19, 2008, BLM issued leases covering close to 150,000 acres in Utah. Plaintiffs have challenged 77 of those leases, totaling around 103,000 acres. The potential natural gas and oil under these contested leases in Utah amounts to a miniscule amount of energy. At best (not taking into account prices or other obstacles to development), these leases could provide 0.02% of annual oil and just 0.5% of annual natural gas consumption.

Landscape Connectivity: An Essential Element of Land Management PDF

Landscape connectivity has become a vital component in conservation science and land management planning, especially as human activities continue to reduce the size of natural areas and isolate them from one another. Significant consequences of those activities include isolation of populations of native species and disruption of their natural movements, dispersal patterns, and gene flows. To sustain these vital processes, and thus help species survive, it is imperative to maintain landscape connections among isolated areas.

The Wildland Fire Challenge: Focus on Reliable Data, Community Protection, and Ecological Restoration PDF

In recent summers, large forest fires have burned millions of acres and hundreds of homes across western states where drought conditions prevail. Alarmed elected officials agree that fuel loads in forests must be reduced to protect communities and restore ecosystems, but they disagree over where and how much.