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Memo To Obama: Expanded Natural Gas Use Worsens Climate Change
A new study confirms that “increased natural gas use for electricity will not substantially reduce US GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions, and by delaying deployment of renewable energy technologies, may...
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An Industry You’ve Never Heard Of Is Trying To Cut Over $1.8 Billion In...
Can a little-known, fledgling industry make the oil and gas industry more efficient and a little less dangerous to the climate by tackling methane leakage? A new report offers a close look at the...
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This Methane ‘Hot Spot’ Is Huge, But It’s Nothing Compared To Our Other...
A massive amount of the greenhouse gas methane is being released into the atmosphere from underground leaks of natural gas, producing a major U.S. “hot spot” that was previously unknown, according to...
View ArticleApplying Compost To Soil Can Help Cut Carbon Pollution
Applying compost to farmland, even once, increases the soil’s ability to store carbon, according to experiments conducted at a ranch in California. As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, initial...
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Methane Leaks Wipe Out Any Climate Benefit Of Fracking, Satellite...
Satellite observations of huge oil and gas basins in East Texas and North Dakota confirm staggering 9 and 10 percent leakage rates of heat-trapping methane. “In conclusion,” researchers write, “at the...
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How EPA Could Cut National Methane Leaks Almost In Half
Three top environmental groups released a report on Thursday detailing how the federal government could cut the country’s methane emissions almost in half. Methane is the primary component of natural...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Wades Into Debate Over Fracking But Avoids Keystone XL
Speaking to an influential gathering of environmental leaders on Monday, Hillary Clinton expressed concerns relating to the natural gas boom but continued to eschew commenting on the politically...
View ArticleFar More Americans Trust EPA Over Congress To Set Pollution Standards
House Republicans sometimes describe the Environmental Protection Agency as a kind of rogue outfit; a threat to the American economy that hides its methods and needs to be “reined in.” But according...
View ArticleObama Administration Reveals Plan To Slash Methane Emissions In Oil And Gas...
On Wednesday, the Obama Administration announced plans to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025. The U.S. is currently the largest natural gas...
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Here’s What Gas Would Have To Cost To Account For Health And Environmental...
The average cost of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. right now is $2.47. If that cost took into account the environmental and human health costs of burning the gasoline, however, it would more than...
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Canada’s Largest Food Retailer To Sell Ugly Produce At Low Prices To Cut Food...
Shoppers in Canada will have to look beyond appearance if they want to help reduce food waste — and save some money along the way. Loblaws, the country’s largest food retailer, launched a campaign...
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Fracking Wells Could Pollute The Air Hundreds Of Miles Away
Air pollution from hydraulic fracturing operations can likely travel hundreds of miles, even into states with little or no fracking, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal...
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Oil And Gas Wells Are Leaking Huge Amounts Of Methane, And It’s Costing...
In March, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell cited a methane gas plume the size of Delaware hovering over the Four Corners area in Northwest New Mexico as evidence that the Interior Department...
View ArticleThis Country Just Banned Grocery Stores From Throwing Out Food
Grocery stores in France will soon be banned from throwing away or destroying unsold food, under a bill passed unanimously by the French parliament last week. Food waste costs countries around the...
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Here’s Which States Are Leaking The Most Natural Gas At The Expense Of Their...
Oil and gas operations located on federal and tribal lands leaked $360 million worth of fuel in 2013, money which would have gone in part to taxpayers and tribes in the form of royalties, according to...
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A Fireball Exploded In This Man’s Face, And Now He’s Suing The Nearby...
A Texas man is suing a group of fracking companies after burns from a methane explosion near his house allegedly hospitalized him for a week, burned his family, and caused permanent damage. Cody...
View ArticleHere’s How The Government Plans To Cut Emissions From Landfills
The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans Friday that aim to reduce landfill emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases by nearly a third, in an attempt to more tightly regulate a...
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How The EPA Plans To Cut Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Wells
Regulating carbon dioxide, by far the most common greenhouse gas, is critical to halt the emissions that cause climate change. But methane is a very close second, and for the first time, the federal...
View ArticleMethane Is Leaking From Natural Gas Processing Plants At Much Higher Rates...
Natural gas gathering and processing plants leak much more methane than producers have reported, and even more than the Environmental Protection Agency has estimated, according to a study released...
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How The EPA And New York Times Are Getting Methane All Wrong
Pretty much every recent news article you’ve read about the global warming impact of methane compared to carbon dioxide is wrong. Embarrassingly, everyone from the Environmental Protection Agency...
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