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Satellites see hot spot of methane in US Southwest
2014-10-09 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A surprising hot spot of the potent global-warming gas methane hovers over part of the southwestern U.S., according to satellite data. That result hints that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies considerably underestimate leaks of methane, which is also called natural gas. The higher level of methane is not a local safety or a health issue for residents, but factors in overall global warming. It is likely leakage from pumping methane out of coal mines. While methane isn't...
Huge Methane Emissions Hot Spot Found in U.S
2014-10-09 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The largest concentration of methane emissions seen in the U.S. over the past decade has been detected by satellite over the the most active coal-bed methane production area in the country -- the Four Corners area of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona, according to a new study published Thursday. The hotspot, which predates the current hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, boom in the region, is over the San Juan Basin, where energy companies have been drilling and producing natural gas from...
Sioux Falls Landfill Opposes Proposed Methane Rule
2014-10-06 23:04:00| Waste Age
The Associated Press A South Dakota landfill that was considered ahead of the curve five years ago when it installed a system to capture gas given off by decomposing trash and turn it into energy now opposes proposed federal regulations that would require large landfills to control methane gas emissions. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Emerging U.S. Methane Mitigation Industry Stimulates Growth In Local Economies
2014-10-06 08:47:00| pollutiononline Home Page
Anew reportsuggests that the nation's growing methane mitigation industry can boost economic development in key energy states and help reduce oil and gas air pollution, according to the Environmental Defense Fund
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EPA data shows sharp decline in 2013 methane emissions from hydraulically fractured wells: down 73% from 2011
2014-10-01 11:30:35| Green Car Congress
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