Showing papers by "Albion College published in 1989"
TL;DR: McPhee maintains that conservationists who remain rational in the face of oil spills "mysteriously go insane at even the thought of a dam." How can this violent reaction to dams be explained? Perhaps, suggests McPhee, it is "because rivers are the ultimate metaphors of existence, and dams destroy rivers.".
Abstract: McPhee maintains that conservationists who remain rational in the face of oil spills "mysteriously go insane at even the thought of a dam." How can this violent reaction to dams be explained? Possibly, suggests McPhee, it is "because rivers are the ultimate metaphors of existence, and dams destroy rivers. Humiliating nature, a dam is evil-placed and solid."' Historical accounts of early 20th century conservation have emphasized the controversial decision to dam the Tuolumne River
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide estimates of both exploratory and developmental finding-rate equations for crude oil for six onshore regions in the lower 48 United States in two different ways, based on the relationship between the finding rate and cumulative reserve additions and cumulative drilling.
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