Old world may teach the new an energy lesson [Peat; Ireland; North Carolina]

Old world may teach the new an energy lesson [Peat; Ireland; North Carolina]

U.S. commercial and government efforts to gasify peat-"young coal"-based on Ireland's long experience are investigated. The desirability of harvesting america's 52.6 million acres of peat resources-an action that irrevocably alters wetland habitat-is examined.

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Veröffentlicht in:Smithsonian 1981-10, Vol.12 (7), p.146-146
1. Verfasser: Sullivan, Robert E
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Energy policy
Ireland
Peat
Peat bogs
Power resources
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Zusammenfassung:U.S. commercial and government efforts to gasify peat-"young coal"-based on Ireland's long experience are investigated. The desirability of harvesting america's 52.6 million acres of peat resources-an action that irrevocably alters wetland habitat-is examined.
ISSN:0037-7333
1930-5508