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Hours from the city and miles from any highway, turbine blades that dwarf the oaks and maples that surround them slice through the air. Pipes extend miles below the ground, using pressurized liquid to shatter solid rock and free natural gas. Trucks are piled high with logs and travel down raw new roads to be transformed into biofuel.

Here in Pennsylvania, we are at the center of an energy revolution that is sweeping the world, and a new analysis completed by The Nature Conservancy reveals that some of our most valuable ecological resources lie squarely in the path of this development.

“We have the tools to make a difference, but if we don’t act soon, there are going to be conflicts between energy development and environmental conservation, and conservation is likely to lose,” said Nels Johnson, lead scientist for the energy analysis.

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If you have questions or comments regarding our energy assessment, please e-mail us at pa_chapter@nature.org.