This review addresses the main issues concerning anticipated demands for the use of land
for food and for bioenergy. It should be possible to meet increasing demands for food using …

Organic petrology developed as coal petrology at the beginning of the 20th century
dedicated mainly to the study of coals because of their utilization in industry. Coal petrology …

While strides are being made in the research and development of environmentally
acceptable and more sustainable alternative fuels—including efforts to reduce emissions of …

In 1993 the first Clinton administration declared environmental security a national security
issue, but by the end of the Bush administrations environmental security had vanished from …

This report relies on findings from several national surveys and current literature to assess
water resource use and conservation measures within the US irrigated crop sector. US …

The handbook is a comprehensive guide to the benefits and trade-offs of numerous
alternative fuels, presenting expert analyses of the different properties, processes, and …

A series of artificial maturation (anhydrous, semi-open pyrolysis) experiments on Green
River oil shale have been performed to simulate the thermal maturation of type I kerogen …

Oil shale is a sedimentary rock that contains kerogen, a fossil organic material. Kerogen can
be heated to produce oil and gas (retorted). This has traditionally been a CO2-intensive …

The aviation industry has achieved several milestones in emission reduction including
improved aircraft fuel efficiency and better air traffic control to promote safe, efficient and …

The long-term viability and success of a transportation fuel depends on both economic and
environmental sustainability. These include, but are not limited to, the environmental impacts …