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Why Engineers Cant Stop Los Angeles Enormous Methane Leak
2016-01-02 02:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motherboard: One of the biggest environmental disasters in US history is happening right now, and youve probably never heard of it. An enormous amount of harmful methane gas is currently erupting from an energy facility in Aliso Canyon, California, at a startling rate of 110,000 pounds per hour. The gas, which carries with it the stench of rotting eggs due to the addition of a chemical called mercaptan, has led to the evacuation 1,700 homes so far. Many residents have already filed lawsuits against the company...
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Why we cant plug Southern Californias massive methane leak
2015-12-29 19:09:21| Extremetech
There's a massive methane leak in Los Angeles, and city officials and the company that owns the property can't do anything to stop it in the short term. We investigate the issue, and the seriousness of the problem.
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Massive methane gas leak displaces thousands in Los Angeles County
2015-12-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A major methane leak from a Los Angeles County natural gas storage field is spewing huge amounts of the potent climate change chemical into the air. Nearly 2,000 elementary students whose schools are nearby will have to enter different schools by mid-year. Low flying aircraft have been instructed to steer clear, and about 3,000 families have sought relocation. Several lawsuits have been filed on behalf of residents who say they've been harmed. Neither efforts to capture the leaking gas nor to seal...
Bad news: Scientists say we could be underestimating Arctic methane emissions
2015-12-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Arctic permafrost has become a recent star in the climate change conversation, capturing the attention of scientists, activists and policymakers alike because of its ability to emit large quantities of carbon dioxide as well as methane a particularly potent though relatively short-lived greenhouse gas when it thaws. As temperatures rise in the Arctic, scientists are increasingly concerned that permafrost will become a major contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions driving global warming. ...
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Fracking, Methane and Paris
2015-12-20 15:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The newly-minted Paris climate agreement calls for limiting global temperature increase to 2°C, and leaves in the preamble the more aspirational goal shared by many countries of 1.5°C. Its clear to observers around the world that meeting this goal is going to require steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and leaving most of the worlds remaining fossil fuels in the ground. And that includes natural gas, particularly fracked natural gas. This target is particularly important for anti-fracking...
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