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Consequences of gas leak could lead to California blackouts
2016-04-06 05:42:30| Energy - Topix.net
A natural gas well blowout last year that crippled a major energy supply for Southern California could lead to blackouts in the region over as many as 14 days this summer, energy officials said Tuesday. State agencies that studied the impact of the partial shutdown of the Aliso Canyon gas storage field proposed an action plan to prevent power outages but concluded they "will reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of gas shortages this summer that are large enough to cause electricity interruptions for the region's residents and businesses."
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Porter Ranch Monster Gas Leak Largest U.S. History
2016-02-27 01:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Aliso Canyon natural gas well blowout, which lasted for months and sickened scores of nearby residents, has been confirmed as the largest methane leak in history. According to a peer-reviewed study published Thursday in the journal Science, the nearly four-month leak released roughly 100,000 tons of methane--effectively doubling the methane emissions rate of the entire Los Angeles Basin. Southern California Gas Co. said it stopped the leak earlier this month. State Division of Oil, Gas and...
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California Natural Gas Leak Officially Largest Leak in U.S. History
2016-02-26 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The four-month natural gas leak that sickened hundreds of Los Angeles residents and forced the evacuations of 1,800 homes this winter has officially been deemed the largest methane leak in U.S. history, according to a study in the journal Science. The California leak spewed a total 97,100 metric tons of methane into the atmosphere, up to 60 tons per hourthe equivalent of the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 572,000 cars. Methane is a greenhouse gas dramatically more potent than carbon dioxide...
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Largest gas leak in US history leaves 100-year climate legacy
2016-02-26 10:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: A new study confirms the unprecedented Californian gas leak as the biggest ever, leading to a 20% spike in the state`s methane emissions. An estimated 60 metric tonnes of gas spewed from the well near San Fernando Valley every hour, mounting to over 100,000 tonnes of methane and ethane during the 112-day blowout, according to a scientific study in the journal Science. The figures exceed previous estimations and will leave an impact on the climate for the next 100 years, equal to the annual...
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Calif. Gas Leak Permanently Sealed
2016-02-19 00:15:24| Energy - Topix.net
Officials announced that a natural gas leak above a Porter Ranch was permanently sealed, four months after it was detected . Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at Noon on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.
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