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Plans to export US natural gas stir debate

2013-05-12 12:14:21| Energy - Topix.net

A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster.

Plans to increase exports of liquefied natural gas could accelerate fracking boom, critics say

2013-05-12 04:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking. Expanded drilling is unlocking enormous reserves of crude oil and natural gas, offering the potential of moving the country closer to its decades-long quest for energy independence. Yet as the industry looks...

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Shale gas: green groups condemn methane flaring plans for wells

2013-05-09 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The two companies exploring for shale gas in the UK have confirmed that they intend to flare methane gas from their wells in a move that has been condemned by environmentalists. It is likely to be the most visible sign of the fracking revolution that many in business and government would like to bring to the UK. Flaring excess gas is widely regarded as environmentally damaging, as burning the methane results in greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. In the US, where fracking...

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Thousands protest Chevron's shale gas plans in Romania

2013-04-04 11:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Thousands of Romanians across the country protested on Thursday against Chevron's plans to explore for shale gas, demanding the country's leftist government withdraw concessions and ban drilling of the U.S. company's first test wells. About 500 rallied in the town of Barlad on the eastern border with Moldova where Chevron has a nearby 1.6 million acre concession, some wearing gas masks, many chanting "Chevron go home." Related A man wears a gas mask during a protest against Chevron's plans to explore...

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