Peak Oil -- And What Do We Do Now?
Debate on "Peak Oil" and choosing a new Global Paradigm
This group's purpose is to debate the “peak oil” phenomenon and its inevitable aftermath, and how we can help shape a post -petroleum future. This is a global phenomenon and this is a global group. Peak oil is the point in time at which the maximum global petroleum production rate is reached. After this point in time, the rate of production begins a termi ...learn more
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Created: Sep 25, 2007
Updated: Oct 29, 2009
Membership: Open
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Land Restoration
 Land restoration is the practice of restoring the ecosystem functions, such as nutrient cycling, the hydrological balance and ecosystem resilience, to land that has been degraded, contaminated, or disturbed by human development and industrial activity. Restoring the original flora of the site may be a goal of land restoration. |
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remediation, reclamation, brownfield, conservation, preservation, land improvement, pollution mitigation, habitat restoration, open space creation, planting, revegetation, indicator species, habitat quality, habitat management, invasive species, endangered species, biogeochemical cycles, erosion, community development, ecosystem restoration, ecological restoration, environmental restoration, bioremediation, Superfund
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