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Arctic storms speed up release of methane plumes
2013-11-24 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: A stormier Arctic could fast-track the greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating global warming. "Significant quantities of methane are escaping the East Siberian Shelf as a result of the degradation of submarine permafrost," says Natalia Shakhova of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. She and her team collected data -- at a great cost -- to show that vast areas are releasing plumes of methane gas, which is escaping into the atmosphere. In August 2010, 11 sailors aboard...
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Colorado's crackdown on methane leaks
2013-11-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: With a bold indifference to both timing and facts, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis took to the House floor this week to denounce Colorado's oil and gas regulations as toothless just one day after the Hickenlooper administration unveiled air-quality proposals for the industry that will be stricter than any in the nation -- especially in targeting methane. Colorado has also led the nation in mandating "green completions" in drilling, baseline water sampling and disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing,...
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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates
2013-11-20 21:30:13| Green Car Congress
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Colorado to crack down on methane emissions from fracking
2013-11-19 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Colorado health officials announced new rules on Monday that would work to cut the air pollution produced by oil and gas operations in the state. The rules would force companies to capture 95 percent of all toxic pollutants and volatile organic compounds they emit. In addition, the rules include a requirement that companies control emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane, marking the first time a state has drafted rules to directly address the methane emitted by oil and gas operations, according...
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Colorado to announce proposed methane regulations
2013-11-18 20:21:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat and former geologist known for resisting crackdowns on Colorado's growing oil and gas industry, planned to announce the proposed rules Monday afternoon.
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