Environmental and Wildlife Impacts of Oil Shale Production in the Western USA

Benjamin, Sally

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“…The abundance of oil shale reserves and the feasibility of developing and utilizing the resource make it a very significant alternative energy in the 21st century [7,8]. Oil shale resources are widely distributed around the world [9,10], and the USA [11,12], China [13,14], Estonia [15,16], and other countries [17,18] have the largest reserves. In particular, Estonia enjoys a long history of oil shale exploitation and utilization, and China has also explored and developed some of its reserves.…”

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Ecological Restoration and Transformation of Maoming Oil Shale Mining Area: Experience and Inspirations

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Oil shale is a kind of unconventional energy resource with abundant reserves, but its exploitation has a continuous negative impact on the environment, which has hindered the research and exploitation of oil shale under the international environmental consensus on issues such as climate change. Therefore, more attention should be paid to environmental problems as the side effect of oil shale exploitation. With the combination of field research, literature collection, and tracking survey, the oil shale open-pit exploitation and management process in Maoming, Guangdong, China, has been investigated, and its development and transformation model has been subsequently refined and summarized. The research results show that Maoming oil shale open-pit mine area has gone through four main stages: pre-exploitation stage, large-scale utilization stage, restoration stage, and green development stage. Through the management of mine pit treatment, vegetation restoration, ecological park construction, and tourism resource development, the abandoned open-pit mine has been transformed into an ecological park combining ecosystem, tourism, and cultural resources. In this process, this area has achieved the transformation from rough resource extraction to environment-friendly sustainable growth in its development mode. As a successful case of open-pit mine management in the world, the ecological restoration experience in Maoming can function as a reference for the smooth development and transformation of other oil shale mines in developing countries.

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Ecological Restoration and Transformation of Maoming Oil Shale Mining Area: Experience and Inspirations

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Synergies and Trade-Offs in Reducing Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development on Wildlife and Human Health

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With growing evidence of widespread health and environmental impacts from oil and gas activity, localities and states are beginning to develop protective measures. Interdisciplinary approaches that integrate across human, wildlife, domesticated animal, and land health are likely to provide more just and comprehensive solutions than would be possible with siloed approaches. However, this is not common practice, and there is little guidance on how to apply such a strategy. In the present article, we summarize the state of knowledge on the impacts of terrestrial unconventional oil and gas development from the fields of ecology and public health. We then discuss synergies and trade-offs regarding impacts and mitigation strategies emerging from these two literatures. Finally, we provide recommendations for research and practice to fill knowledge gaps and better inform integrated decision-making to achieve multiple benefits and minimize impacts on human, wildlife, domesticated animals, and land health from energy development.

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Environmental and Wildlife Impacts of Oil Shale Production in the Western USA

Cited by 2 publications

References 39 publications

Ecological Restoration and Transformation of Maoming Oil Shale Mining Area: Experience and Inspirations

Ecological Restoration and Transformation of Maoming Oil Shale Mining Area: Experience and Inspirations

Synergies and Trade-Offs in Reducing Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development on Wildlife and Human Health

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