Energy as a driver of change in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 41, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 59-68

  Kelly, Brianne ^a   Keeler, Bonnie ^b   Helm, Gary ^c   Krantzberg, Gail ^d   Lyon, Thomas ^e   Mabee, Warren ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c PJM INTERCONNECTION   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy water climate nexus; Renewable energy; Unconventional natural gas

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; LAKES; NATURAL GAS; WATERSHEDS;

ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY SECTOR; ENERGY SOURCE; ENERGY-WATER-CLIMATE NEXUS; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; ST. LAWRENCE RIVER; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FACILITATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NATURAL GAS; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

SAINT LAWRENCE BASIN;

EID: 84924059201     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2014.11.019     Document Type: Article

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