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California greenhouse gas emissions inch up 2 percent
2014-05-15 00:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Californias greenhouse gas emissions rose about 2 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year as more natural gas was burned to compensate for the closure of a nuclear plant and a drop in hydro-electricity due to a drought, the states air regulator said on Wednesday. Higher utility sector emissions were offset somewhat by a modest decline in output from the transportation sector, which remains the states largest single source of heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from manufacturers...
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Investigation Finds BLM Failed Inspect More Than Half of High Risk Oil and Gas Wells
2014-05-14 15:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Stengels famous line comes to mind with the recent publication of a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)--Congress investigative arm--showing that the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the leading regulator of oil and gas drilling on federal land, wasnt even inspecting more than 2,100 of the 3,702 wells drilled between fiscal years 2009 and 2012 that the bureau, itself, had designated as high risks for water pollution or other environmental harm. The GAO also found that...
Norway bets on global warming in Arctic oil and gas drive
2014-05-14 13:21:21| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Norway wants to let oil and gas companies drill in Arctic seas that were frozen as recently as the 1980s even though some climate experts say it is too early to trust global warming to keep the ice away.
UTi Worldwide Opens New Houston Facility to Serve Oil and Gas Industry
2014-05-14 09:51:43| Logistics - Topix.net
"UTi expanded our global Energy, Mining + Projects presence in Houston because we understand the special requirements of oil and gas clients and wanted to be in close proximity to better service the major players in this sector," said Bruce Hulings, global vice president, Energy, Mining + Projects.
Ask EPA set national limits pollution from oil and gas production
2014-05-14 03:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: Colorado communities looking to regulate the toxic and dangerous impacts of oil and gas drilling may not get any help from Gov. John Hickenlooper, but they may get some backup from a huge coalition of environmental groups that have petitioned the EPA for limits on oil and gas wells and associated equipment in population centers around the U.S. As thousands of new wells are drilled across the U.S. every day, some studies suggest that at least 100,000 tons per year of hazardous air pollution from...
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