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Methane Complicates U.S. Greenhouse Emissions Outlook
2013-10-24 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The decline of the use of coal as the primary source of fuel for power plants across the nation is behind a drop in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. But while both the EPA and the U.S. Energy Information Administration have announced that overall carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions declined nationwide in 2012, hidden in the data is that some states, particularly those producing shale oil and gas, are seeing some increases...
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