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U.S., Canada agree methane emissions cut to fight climate change

2016-03-10 15:24:36| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The United States and Canada have agreed joint steps to fight climate change, including cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry and signing the Paris climate deal "as soon as feasible," the White House said on Thursday. The agreement comes ahead of an Oval Office meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Barack Obama at the White House.

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NatureWorks Lab to Research and Develop Methane as a Feedstock

2016-03-09 06:00:00| Nonwovens Industry Breaking News

The greenhouse gas could potentially be transformed into Ingeo-based diapers and wipes.

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Methane leaks across US pose a much greater threat than Aliso Canyon

2016-03-02 22:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: When Stephen Conley, an atmospheric scientist and pilot, saw an emissions indicator skyrocket in his Mooney TLS prop plane, he knew he had found a significant methane leak. His gas-detecting Picarro analyzer indicated he was flying through a plume of gas escaping at 900kg per hour. The colorless, odorless gas was enough to cover a football field to a height of 20 feet in a single day. But this flight wasnt over the highly publicized Aliso Canyon in Los Angeles; Conley was circling the Bakken Shale,...

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EPA Chief: Methane Emissions Substantially Higher Than We Thought

2016-02-29 16:02:00| Waste Age

Environmental Leader The Obama administration says that methane emissions accounted for nearly 10 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions in 2012. read more

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Study: California methane leak largest in U.S. history

2016-02-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: The gas leak that forced the evacuation of 1,800 homes in the mountains above Los Angeles late last year was the largest methane leak in U.S. history and shows the climate risks of aging natural gas infrastructure, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. The Aliso Canyon leak near the Porter Ranch neighborhood was so big that it emitted 97,100 tons of methane -- the equivalent of the annual greenhouse gas pollution from 572,000 cars, according to the study, which used aircraft...

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