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Cutting Landfills Methane Emissions Should be Key Goal for Abating Climate Change
2015-02-04 19:42:00| Waste Age
Landfills, which are among the largest sources of anthropogenic methane, have been largely ignored in the EPA's proposed rules for containing emissions. read more
Cost of Methane Capture at Landfills Could Shut Down Current Programs
2015-02-04 06:08:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.njspotlight.com/">NJSpotlight.com</a> With hundreds of old garbage dumps in New Jersey, some of them are seeking to capture methane, a lethal source of greenhouse gas pollution leaking from the landfills and contributing to global climate change. read more
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S.C. County Adds More Methane Extraction Wells to Landfill
2015-02-02 07:03:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.berkeleyind.com/">The Berkeley Independent</a> A mountain of trash generates enough electricity to power 800 homes, but only if the waste is fresh and actively producing methane. read more
EPA's methane crackdown to come slow and easy
2015-02-01 17:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The Obama administration on Jan. 14 announced its long-awaited plan to control the oil and gas industry's emissions of methane, saying it would in the next decade cut in half leaks of the potent global-warming pollutant. The White House called its approach a crucial step to achieving the greenhouse-gas emissions targets President Barack Obama announced in November in Beijing, but some environmental advocates said the plan, which relies heavily on voluntary efforts, does not go far enough. The plan...
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Methane leaks from gas pipelines far exceed official estimates, Harvard study finds
2015-01-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Methane is leaking from natural gas infrastructure in Boston and the surrounding region at rates two to three times higher than government estimates, scientists at Harvard University and other institutions found. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week, the researchers' paper is the first peer-reviewed study that quantifies emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from natural gas installations in urban areas--including pipelines, storage terminals...
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