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New Studies Close in Methane Leaks and Bolster Calls Strong EPA Rules
2014-12-10 19:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A new peer-reviewed analysis of sources of leaks in natural gas drilling and well operations strongly bolsters growing calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to settle on regulations cutting wasteful, harmful emissions of methane from both new and existing oil and natural gas wells. Methane is the main constituent of natural gas but also a powerful heat-trapping gas that is often accompanied by other pollutants that can worsen local air pollution. The study, by researchers at the University...
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Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells High Emitters Methane Gas
2014-12-10 17:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Natural gas has been sold to us as the environmentally friendly fossil fuel compared to gas or coal since it doesnt release carbon emissions. Weve learned thats not true, since drilling for natural gas can release methane, a far more potential greenhouse gas in contributing to climate change. Now theres some more bad news regarding the methane thats a byproduct of oil and gas drilling operations, including fracking operations. Two studies found that the amount of methane leaked by oil and gas...
Study: Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Production Are Lower Than Previously Estimated
2014-12-10 03:16:10| oilandgasonline Home Page
A major field study by the University of Texas and sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund and natural gas producers found that methane emissions from development and production of natural gas are down from previous studies and now represent only 0.38 percent of production.
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Steingraber and Boland Sentenced to 15 Days in Jail for Protesting Methane Gas Storage
2014-11-21 15:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Renowned author, biologist and advocate Sandra Steingraber, PhD, U.S. Air Force veteran Colleen Boland (retired) and avid environmentalist Roland Micklem headed to the Chemung County jail Wednesday evening after pleading guilty and refusing to pay a fine in New Yorks Reading Town Court. Judge Raymond Barry issued the maximum jail sentence of 15 days. Steingraber, Boland and Micklem were arrested for blockading the gates of Texas-based Crestwood Midstreams gas storage facility on the shore of...
Greenhouse gases: More emphasis needed on ozone, methane impact, scientists say
2014-11-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: There is too much emphasis on carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas and other forms such as ozone, methane and sulphur dioxide should receive more attention, a group of scientists say. Writing a comment piece in the science journal Nature, the group argued that other forms of air pollutants contributed to one in eight deaths worldwide, and nearly 50 million deaths could be avoided by 2040 if emissions were cut in half. Other types of pollutants, such as methane, had a higher global warming potential...
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