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Fracking, shale gas and health effects: Research roundup
2012 review of scientific literature on potential health effects of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to extract natural gas.
“Resource curse,” poverty and Appalachia; lessons in research, data and politics
2013 study from Ohio State University on the effects of coal mining and poverty in the Appalachia region.
Congressional Research Service: Electrical Generation and Consumption in the United States
Electricity-related data from the 2012 Congressional Research Service report, “U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics.”
U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics
2012 report from the Congressional Research Service providing an overview of U.S. energy production and consumption.
Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone
Report by the United Nations Environment Program and World Meteorological Organization on the impact of black carbon and other substances on the climate and health.
Air Pollutants from Automotive Traffic Act on Glutamatergic Neurons
2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on responses in rodent brains to pollutants from highway traffic.
Methane and the Greenhouse-gas Footprint of Natural Gas from Shale Formations
2011 study by Cornell University on uncounted greenhouse gas impacts of unconventional extraction and hydraulic fracturing.
Environmental and energy research websites
Compendium of websites with more information on environment, energy, climate and sustainability issues
Energy Innovation and Competition Among U.S., China, India, Brazil
2010 study by the Council on Foreign Relations on issues of technology research and development among major countries
Emissions and Costs of Electricity from Coal, Natural Gas, Wood Pellets
2009 study on the costs and potential benefits of substituting biomass for coal to generate energy.
Mountaintop Mining Consequences
2010 study by the University of Maryland and other institutions on the long-term impacts of mountaintop coal mining.
2010 report by the National Resource Council on the cost of the production and use of various forms of energy in the United States.
Realistic Costs of Carbon Capture
2009 study by Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs on the cost of carbon sequestration and its long-term outlook.
