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API: White House Plans To Address Methane Emissions Should Preserve What Works
2014-09-26 14:05:45| oilandgasonline Home Page
“The U.S. oil and natural gas industry is one of the strongest success stories in our country today, on many fronts: successful in job creation, economic growth and environmental protections,” said Gerard.
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Maverick Synfuels introduces affordable small-scale methane gas-to-liquid modular methanol plants
2014-09-26 11:30:37| Green Car Congress
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Natural gas is not a good climate solution, even without methane leakage
2014-09-24 21:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: With the boom in shale gas opened up by fracking, theres been a lot more talk about natural gas as a bridge fuel, an energy source that could wean us off coal and smooth a transition to renewable energy. President Obama brought up this bridge fuel idea in this years State of the Union speech, a message echoed by the secretary of energy and Obamas former energy czar. The natural gas industry, too, has been saying this for decades. But regular Grist readers will have heard the counter-arguments:...
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Obama urged to plug methane leaks to meet climate goal
2014-09-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Environmental groups are asking the Obama administration to beef up its climate plan by targeting methane leaks in the web of valves, pipes and pumps drillers use to produce and deliver natural gas. While companies have a vested interest in keeping methane bottled up on its way to customers, some gas inevitably seeps out. Thats worrisome because methane -- the primary component of gas -- is 25 times more potent than carbon at trapping heat. The administration has embraced gas as a cleaner alternative...
U.S. green groups urge methane rules for oil and gas industry
2014-09-18 21:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must act to rein in methane pollution from the oil and gas industry, environmental groups said on Thursday, warning that failure to set federal standards would undermine other Obama administration efforts to address climate change. The EPA is expected to lay out a plan within months to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling as a part of President Barack Obama's broad climate action plan. A coalition of major green groups, including the Environmental...
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