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Obama Administration Announces Methane Plans

2015-01-14 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Clean Technica: The announcement this morning by President Obama of a revised target for US methane emissions is not just another gimmick to shackle the American oil and gas industry. Nor is it new. Back in 1971, the worlds scientists thought that methane directly affected neither the climate nor the biosphere and was relatively unimportant. However, in the 2001 climate report from the UN, the experts were whistling a different tune--based on multiple lines of evidence discovered during the intervening 30 years....

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Obama Administration Unveils New Methane Regulations

2015-01-14 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Carbon emissions and their role in driving climate change have been in the headlines for years. But recently another greenhouse gas has made headlines: methane. As research has shown, when it comes to fueling climate change, methane is up to 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Today, the Obama Administration announced new regulations to curb methane emissions, a byproduct of oil and gas extraction operations. This follows up on the presidents announcement last June of a plan to cut carbon...

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Obama Orders Oil and Gas Industry to Slash Methane Emissions, but There's a Catch

2015-01-14 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Takepart: President Obama is tackling climate change again. The White House announced its latest move on Wednesday, directing the nations oil and gas industry to cut methane emissions as much as 45 percent by 2025. The executive action is an important step in the fight to suppress global warming becausemethane emissions, while lower than carbon dioxide emissions, are over 25 times more powerful at trapping heat in the atmosphere. Environmentalists welcomed the announcement, but some suggested that the...

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Obama to call for increased methane regulation in State of the Union address

2015-01-13 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Barack Obama will unveil a new plan to cut methane from Americas booming oil and gas industry ahead of the State of the Union address, in an attempt to cement his climate legacy during his remaining two years in the White House. The new methane rules expected ahead of the State of the Union speech next week are the last big chance for Obama to fight climate change, campaigners said. It is the largest opportunity to deal with climate pollution that this administration has not already seized,...

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PA Environmental Groups: Time Is Ripe For Action On Methane Pollution

2015-01-12 01:32:50| pollutiononline News Articles

LeadingPennsylvaniaand national environmental organizations today encouraged Governor-electTom Wolfto improve the protection of environmental and public health by tackling methane pollution early in his tenure as governor

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