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Citigroup: Renewables will triumph and natural gas will help
2013-04-01 21:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Banking giant Citigroup recently issued a report [PDF] that ought to thrill fans of renewable energy. However, tucked inside the good news is a pill that some greens will find difficult to swallow. The good news is that Citi expects renewable energy to triumph; it believes that typical forecasts like those from the International Energy Agency are too pessimistic. Contrary to a certain strain of conventional wisdom, it says, shale gas will not crowd out renewable energy. Quite the opposite. The...
Manhattans Methane Levels Show Natural Gas as Damaging to Climate as Other Fossil Fuels
2013-04-01 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) commissioned a preliminary investigation by Gas Safety, Inc. in November and December of 2012 of fugitive emissions of natural gas in Manhattan to better understand gas distribution systems in the context of global climate concerns. The methane measurements in Manhattan indicated many leaks, some intense. Very few measurements indicated normal background methane levels. The preliminary report indicates Manhattan sits in a cloud of elevated levels of methane....
Natural gas as a transition fuel
2013-04-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Camera: What got me thinking about this topic was the article in the Camera a few days ago announcing the upcoming debate on fracking between County Commissioner Elise Jones and Governor John Hickenlooper. To quote the Camera, "the goal of the 45-minute session is to provide a state-versus-local perspective on the effects of fracking, including public health concerns, the environmental impacts and local economic considerations." To me, an equally important issue is the use of natural gas as the "transition...
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Israel begins natural gas production from deepwater Tamar field in Eastern Mediterranean
2013-03-31 19:30:14| Green Car Congress
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Cheap Natural Gas Pumping New Life Into U.S. Factories
2013-03-29 10:51:54| Energy - Topix.net
A worker hooks up pipe during natural gas drilling by EnerVest on the Barnett Shale near Fort Worth, Texas, in 2012.
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