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Understanding Community Opposition to Industrial Scale Wind Farm Sitings and the Impacts of Federal Fast Track Initiatives in Southern California: A Case Study of the Tule and Ocotillo Wind Energy Facilities

Creator:: Allouzi, Yousef
Abstract:: As climate change forces energy policy to incorporate environmental impacts and fuel diversification into the traditional model of energy security, finding ways to site, develop, and deliver renewable energy has taken on increasing importance across the United States. With no consistent federal framework to implement these changes, much of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: study draws from the energy policy and social movements’ literature and examines 18 in-depth

Attitudes and behavior toward energy consumption among Oregon residents and their sociodemographic correlates

Creator:: Marganus, Martin
Abstract:: The relationship between attitudes toward energy and conservation behavior was studied in the context of sociodemographic and housing characteristics. Data were obtained by mail survey from a random sample of 1,503 Oregon households (Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Project, W-159). The return rate was 55 percent (834). Attitudes toward energy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: relationship between attitudes and behavior in the field of energy conservation, that policy makers could

Converting forest biomass to energy in Oregon : stakeholder perspectives on a growing movement

Creator:: Stidham, Melanie
Abstract:: Within Oregon there is considerable interest in the possibility of converting woody biomass to energy. This interest stems from three converging factors: the desire to reduce the threat of uncharacteristic wildfire by removing excess material from the forests, the possibility to stimulate rural economies that are dependent on forest products,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biomass for energy rather than social barriers. This study explores the social context of converting

Social aspects of environmental pollution

Creator:: Alexander, Robert M. and Oregon State University. Air Resources Center
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Social Aspects of Environmental Pollution Water Resources Research

RINs and biofuel mandates : comparing ethanol and biodiesel markets

Creator:: Ainsworth, Joel H.
Abstract:: The United States Congress set out to increase the blending of biofuels by updating and implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) in 2007. The new mandate required that a combination of 36 billion gallons of ethanol, biodiesel, and cellulosic biofuel be blended annually, by 2022. To offset the cost of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). The initial Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was formally established under the Energy Policy Act of 2005

Economic and environmental aspects of biomass energy in the southern Oregon coastal zone : final report

Creator:: Oregon State University and Perry, David A., 1938-
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: I ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF BIOMASS ENERGY

Public perceptions of wave energy on the Oregon coast

Creator:: Hunter, Daniel A.
Abstract:: Oregon’s coastal communities grew from the booming logging and fishing industries of the 19th century, but in recent decades have faced not only major declines in both timber and fish resources but also an increasing reliance on tourists and retirees and the resultant glut of seasonal service-sector jobs. As a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: locally and regionally, the potential social impacts of wave energy, like the technology itself, on

Northwest forest plan effects on county net migration and employment growth : causality of policy variables, timing of response, relevant time periods, rural vs. metro policy effects and effects on industry employment

Creator:: Eichman, Henry N.
Abstract:: County-level net migration and employment growth rates associated with the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) are examined. The NWFP area encompasses federal land in 53 Oregon, Washington and California counties; 20 counties adjacent to NWFP counties are also included in the sample. The NWFP was enacted in December of 1993, however,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Northwest Forest Plan Effects on County Net Migration and Employment Growth; Causality of Policy Variables

Analysis of energy conversion systems, including material and global warming aspects

Creator:: Zhang, Mingyuan
Abstract:: With the rapid increase of the world energy demand and consumption, the method and techniques to analyze, improve and optimize energy conversion systems have to deal not only with direct fuel exergy (energy) consumption, but also with other resources, which have associated exergy consumptions, and with environmental impacts, such as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Analysis of energy conversion systems, including material and

Barriers and Facilitators of Demand Response in the U.S. Electricity Sector: A Mixed-Method Study

Creator:: Karmazina, Anna
Abstract:: Renewable energy is on the rise in the U.S. Additional efforts will be required to integrate intermittent and decentralized sources of energy into the electrical grid. Given that storing large amounts of electricity is not yet available at a reasonable cost, electric grid operators must match supply and demand at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Energy Regulatory Commission. Both qualitative and quantitative data show that state-level policy

Energy - - a scientific, technical and socio-economic bibliography

Creator:: Hsieh, Kitty A.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: . Penner and L. Icerman. v.l. Demands, Resources impact, technology, and policy. v.2. Non-Nuclear Energy

Techno-Economic Optimization and Environmental Impact Analysis for a Mixed-Mode Upstream and Midstream Forest Biomass to Bio-Products Supply Chain

Creator:: Mirkouei, Amin
Abstract:: Growing awareness and concern within society over the use of and reliance on fossil fuels has stimulated research efforts in identifying, developing, and selecting alternative energy sources and energy technologies. Bioenergy represents a promising replacement for conventional energy, due to reduced environmental impacts and broad applicability. Sustainable energy challenges, however,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: identifying, developing, and selecting alternative energy sources and energy technologies. Bioenergy

Connecting local values and forest policy to the international forest sustainability dialogue

Creator:: Morré, Susan K.
Abstract:: Sustainable management of the world’s forests is a key component for conserving biodiversity, soil and water resources, mitigating climate change, strengthening economies, and promoting sustainable communities and human well-being, now and in the future. While international cooperation is important, the actual policies and management actions that affect forest conditions and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: environmental, social, economic, and policy aspects of these global sustainability issues:  international

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Creator:: Richards, Linda Marie
Abstract:: The atomic age was enacted by many scientists as a way to realize health and human rights. Human rights were conceived in this context as rights to economic development, science education, and nuclear medicine. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) acted hand in hand with UN agencies and educators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Power and Public Policy: The Social and Ethical Problems of Fission Technology (Boston: D. Reidel

Reallocating resources, rebuilding community : the Klamath Basin agreements and the emergence of adaptive governance

Creator:: Chaffin, Brian C.
Abstract:: The concept of "adaptive governance" represents a spectrum of hybrid approaches to environmental governance employed to guide management of complex social-ecological systems under conditions of high uncertainty. While the concept of adaptive governance has benefited from over a decade of theoretical development, empirical examples of transitions towards adaptive governance are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: complex social-ecological systems under conditions of high uncertainty. While the concept of adaptive

Effect of vitamin B-6 supplementation on fuel utilization during exhaustive endurance exercise in men

Creator:: Virk, Ricky S.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 7. Energy pathways for selected types of exercise 56 8. The relationship between -energy pathways

The Energy Policy Act of 2003 and the social network of the power industry

Creator:: Crawford, Seth
Abstract:: This analysis determines the impact of campaign contributions on Senators' legislative activity on the Energy Policy Act of 2003, identifies organizations within the power policy-planning network, and examines the social netwrok of the energy industry and its relationship with the power policy-planning network. After describing the research methods used for...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Microsoft Word - Energy Polity Act of 2003 Crawford 2005.doc

Land tenure change under recent conservation policies in China : a case study in Sichuan province, P.R. China

Creator:: Du, Ke
Abstract:: State-owned forestland in P.R. China has long been an important source of natural resources for communities. The Chinese government has undertaken several conservation initiatives with the intent to restore degraded landscapes and conserve biodiversity, while simultaneously improving the quality of life for rural people. Using Yaze Village, Pingwu County, Sichuan...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: anthropology and forest management, Dr. Bliss' research focuses on social and policy dimensions of forest

Effects of oil and natural gas development on territory occupancy of ferruginous hawks and golden eagles in Wyoming, USA

Creator:: Wallace, Zachary P.
Abstract:: Energy development is expanding rapidly across the western US. Negative effects have been documented for some wildlife, but consequences of development are unclear for other taxa, including raptors. We had the opportunity to examine effects of oil and natural gas development on two raptor species of conservation concern, ferruginous hawks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________________________________ Patricia L. Kennedy Energy development is expanding rapidly across the western US

Report of the President's Advisory Panel on Timber and the Environment

Creator:: United States. President's Advisory Panel on Timber and the Environment
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: , and policy implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 7: Management considerations for national

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