Modern drilling techniques, notably horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have enabled
unconventional oil production (UOP) from the previously inaccessible Bakken Shale …

Soil is an important resource for the development of life and the quality of natural
ecosystems. Oil exploitation requires the implementation of complementary infrastructure …

Mexico's recent energy reform (2013) has provided the foundations for increased private
participation in attempts to offset or reverse the country's continued decline in fossil fuel …

Extensive reviews and meta-analyses are essential to summarize emerging developments
in a specific field and offering information on the current trends in the scientific literature …

Fossil fuel infrastructure has important land-use impacts within the United States, including
the environmental consequences of affected land that persists beyond the lifespan of wells …

Large, continuous forest provides critical habitat for some species of forest dependent
wildlife. The rapid expansion of shale gas development within the northern Appalachians …

Energy is an integral part of society. The major US energy sources of fossil fuels (coal, oil,
natural gas); biofuels (ethanol); and wind are concentrated in grassland ecosystems of the …

Abstract The Williston Basin in the Northern Great Plains has experienced rapid energy
development since 2000. To evaluate the land cover changes resulting from recent (2000 …

Over the past decade, various aspects of China's fragile karst environments, including net
primary productivity (NPP), have been changed or threatened by shale gas development …

The rapid expansion of unconventional oil and gas development in the US has been
controversial because of numerous environmental and social issues, including the …