Bioenergy in the United States: Progress and possibilities

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 441-455

  Cook, Jim ^a   Beyea, Jan ^a  

^a NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; CO2; Ecosystem; Fossil fuel displacement; Greenhouse

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; UNITED STATES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY CROP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034042408     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(00)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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