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Landmark paper underestimated methane leaks from gas production, study says
2015-08-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A dispute between two environmental scientists is creating a controversy over how much methane is leaking from natural gas production and is contributing to global warming. In a new report, Touché Howard, a methane gas expert and air quality consultant, says the flaws he found in a commonly used methane detector caused an acclaimed 2013 study to underestimate the amount of methane emitted by natural gas production. Howard's paper was published today in the peer-reviewed journal Energy Science &...
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Post-Katrina overhaul has improved public schools in New Orleans, report says
2015-08-04 23:45:00| American School & University
State takeover and conversion to charter schools has resulted in improved student performance, Tulane University report concludes. read more
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Methane in Atmosphere May Greatly Exceed Estimates, Report Says
2015-08-04 09:06:09| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A device commonly used to measure the methane that leaks from industrial sources may greatly underestimate those emissions, said an inventor of the technology that the device relies on. The claim, published Tuesday in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, suggests that the amount of escaped methane, a potent greenhouse gas, could be far greater than accepted estimates from scientists, industry and regulators. The new paper focuses on a much-heralded report sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund...
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UPDATE 1-Verizon workers in U.S. East could strike on Sunday, union says
2015-08-02 04:08:33| IT Services - Topix.net
Thousands of Verizon Communications Inc workers on the U.S. East Coast could strike on Sunday with no sign of an agreement as contract negotiations with unions went to the wire, a union spokeswoman said on Saturday. The largest U.S. wireless service provider has been locked in negotiations centering on healthcare costs and other issues, ahead of Saturday's expiry of contracts covering almost 40,000 wireline service workers in nine eastern states and Washington, D.C. Candice Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Communications Workers of America , said the workers could go on strike on Sunday.
Energy East pipeline will cost more than $12 billion, TransCanada says
2015-07-31 22:23:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
TransCanada Corp. , the company planning to build the controversial cross-Canada oil pipeline, had been estimating it would cost $12 billion. On a quarterly conference call, CEO Russ Girling said the likely increase is due to adjusting the pipeline's route following feedback from communities, governments and indigenous peoples as well as higher construction costs.
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