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Citation Label: GEN155
Publication Name: Fuel for Thought: A Citizen's Guide to Participating in Oil and Gas Decisions on Your Public Lands
Publication Type: Report
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Author Name: Zimmerman, Kathleen C., National Wildlife Federation
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Publication Year: 2008
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http://ourpubliclands.org/files/upload/OilandGasGuide.pdf

Local Source File: GEN155-fuelforthought.pdf
Annotation: This handbook is intended to show the reader how to influence BLM’s decisions regarding oil and gas in order to promote better management practices and protect wildlife, recreational, watershed and other environmental values on public lands. This 2008 edition is an update of the 2002 publication "Preserving Our Public Lands." The report provides an overview of oil and gas drilling, environmental impacts and the legal framework for leasing and permitting.
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Ownership: Federal -- The report focuses on "how to influence BLM's decisions regarding oil and gas in order to promote better management . . . on public lands." Page 1.