New study provides insight on energy development and sage-grouse habitat in the intermountain West
Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 07:56
in Mathematics & Economics
A study released 14th October in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE will shed new light on oil and gas development potential in the Intermountain West. Maps accompanying the study show the impacts to greater sage-grouse populations in relation to potential energy development. If business as usual continues and more forward-thinking development strategies are not considered, sage-grouse populations will decline an additional 7 to 19 percent...