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California declares massive gas leak sealed after 16 weeks

2016-02-18 20:15:51| Energy - Topix.net

A blowout at a natural gas well that spewed massive amounts of climate-changing methane for nearly four months and drove thousands of Los Angeles families from their homes has been permanently sealed, state officials declared Thursday. The announcement certifying that the ruptured well had been plugged with cement brought a point of closure in the long-running drama that has disrupted life in the Porter Ranch community and drawn attention to a massive underground storage facility owned by Southern California Gas Co.

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Californias Gas Gusher is Stanched, But Where are Tougher U.S. Rules on Leaks?

2016-02-18 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: What does it take to jog federal and state leaders to toughen rules curbing industrial pollution? When the industry is energy and the pollutant, methane, is invisible to the naked eye, it seems to take an awful lot. Will the natural gas gusher that blossomed for nearly 100 days over the hills outside Los Angeles before it was stanched on Feb. 11 make a difference? Well see. A visit to the area on Tuesday by President Obamas energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, offered, at best, hints of a shift,...

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Live Video at 10 a.m.: Major Porter Ranch gas leak announcement

2016-02-18 19:10:52| Energy - Topix.net

This screen grab from a Southern California Gas Co. video filmed Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 shows an aerial view of well at the Aliso Canyon storage facility after the gas leak was stopped on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016.

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Senators wade into debate over Nebraska oil, gas regulations

2016-02-18 14:00:34| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

An effort to impose new regulations on Nebraska's oil and gas industry is drawing support from environmental advocates but opposition from company officials, who say the proposals are unnecessary and redundant. The bills presented to a legislative committee on Wednesday were introduced following public complaints about a Colorado energy company's plan to discard oil and natural gas wastewater underground in northwest Nebraska.

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Will Cheap Gas Kill Electric And Hybrid Cars?

2016-02-18 13:00:16| Automakers - Topix.net

High gas prices tend to be good news for electric cars and hybrids. In March 2012, gas averaged $3.92 a gallon , bringing it uncomfortably close to the record $4-plus peak seen in 2008.

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