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Alaska asks ConocoPhillips to reopen LNG plant, pursue natural gas export license
2013-09-18 01:36:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Acting Natural Resources Commissioner Joe Balash in a letter to ConocoPhillips President Trond-Erik Johansen asks that the company apply for a three-year license to export LNG from the plant.
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Study Shows Oil And Natural Gas Leading Carbon Reduction Efforts
2013-09-17 03:44:43| oilandgasonline News Articles
Oil and natural gas companies are America’s top investors in zero- and low-greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) technologies, according to a new study released by API.
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Study: Natural Gas May Be Easier On Climate Than Coal
2013-09-16 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: From the standpoint of global warming, burning natural gas can be better than burning coal, a study published this week suggests. This is a contentious issue among people who are opposed to the natural gas drilling practice known as fracking. That technique involves injecting water, sand and chemicals into wells to release far more gas than conventional drilling can. Opponents of fracking have been concerned not only about local environmental issues, but also about the potential for methane leaks...
Study: Natural gas industry can cut fracking emissions
2013-09-16 23:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: The booming U.S. production of natural gas can be less environmentally harmful than estimated if gas companies take certain steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions, says a major study Monday that was done with industry participation. The study, billed as the first to measure the actual emissions of heat-trapping methane from natural gas wells, finds these emissions are slightly less than the most recent national estimate by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In some cases, the emissions were...
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After coal, W.Va. push for natural gas trust fund
2013-09-14 09:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: For decades, coal from West Virginia's vast deposits was mined, loaded on rail cars and hauled off without leaving behind a lasting trust fund financed by the state's best-known commodity. Big coal's days are waning, but now a new bonanza in the natural gas fields has state leaders working to ensure history doesn't repeat itself. West Virginia's Senate president, Jeff Kessler, is pushing to create an oil and natural gas trust fund to support core government functions decades from now. His goal:...
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