ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: THE ENVIRONMENTAL TRADEOFFS. VOLUME 2: RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF METHODS TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION, CRUDE OIL, PIPELINE QUALITY GAS, AND ELECTRICITY FROM WESTERN COAL

This report concerns the development and application of a methodology for evaluating relative environmental impacts of alternative ways of producing energy. Topic areas cover the use of western coal for electricity generation, options for increasing U.S. oil production, and options for increasing pipeline quality gas supplies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Energy and Environment Series. Paper copy also available in set of 4 reports as PB-249 999-SET, PC$18.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  Stanford Research Institute

  333 Ravenswood Avenue
  Menlo Park, CA  United States  94025

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Office of Planning and Evaluation
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Authors:
  • Levine, M D
  • Steele, R V
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 132 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Alternatives analysis; Coal; Coal gasification; Coal industry; Coal liquefaction; Cost estimating; Crude oil; Electric power generation; Electricity; Energy; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Environmental impacts; Estimates; Freight traffic; Gas industry; Gases; Gasification; Land use; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore oil industry; Oil shales; Oil spill cleanup; Policy; Policy making; Social factors; Social impacts; Sulfur oxides; Supply; Synthetic crude; Water consumption; Water pollution; Water resources
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel sources; Gas production; Gas supply; In situ gasification; Low btu gas; Manufactured gas; Oil recovery; Water supply
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136635
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-01-2469
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM