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New NASA Study Solves Climate Mystery, Confirms Methane Spike Tied to Oil and Gas
New NASA Study Solves Climate Mystery, Confirms Methane Spike Tied to Oil and Gas Over the past few years, natural gas has become the primary fuel that America uses to generate electricity, displacing the long-time king of fossil fuels, coal. In 2019, more than a third of America’s electrical supply will come from natural gas, […]
Global Warming Stirs the Methane Monster
Global Warming Stirs the Methane Monster Photo by Jeremy Buckingham | CC BY 2.0 It’s January, yet methane hydrates in the Arctic are growling like an incensed monster on a scorching hot mid-summer day. But, it is January; it’s winter, not July! On January 1st Arctic methane at 2,764 ppb spiked upwards into the atmosphere, […]
Natural gas has no climate benefit and may make things worse
Natural gas has no climate benefit and may make things worse Methane leaks in New Mexico’s oil and gas industry equal 12 coal-fired power plants. A GAS FLARE AT A GAS-PROCESSING FACILITY IN NORTH DAKOTA. CREDIT: AP/MATTHEW BROWNThe evidence is overwhelming that natural gas has no net climate benefit in any timescale that matters to […]
The Boiling Pot
The Boiling Pot On the surface, things appear normal. The status quo of life in America circa 2016 isn’t to everyone’s liking, but at least the system is still working after a fashion. The price of oil is going up a bit: that means the cost of driving is also creeping higher, but steeper prices […]
With New Tools, A Focus On Urban Methane Leaks
With New Tools, A Focus On Urban Methane Leaks Until recently, little was known about the extent of methane leaking from urban gas distribution pipes and its impact on global warming. But recent advances in detecting this potent greenhouse gas are pushing U.S. states to begin addressing this long-neglected problem. Battered by storms and weakened with […]
Does Methane Threaten Life?
Does Methane Threaten Life? The question of whether methane (CH4) in the atmosphere is a threat to life is extraordinarily complex and generally not well understood. But, yes it is a serious threat, very serious and horribly real. Okay, but don’t scientists understand this, and why aren’t they speaking out? They are speaking out but […]
The US: A Nation In Dire Need of Energy and Climate Policy
The US: A Nation In Dire Need of Energy and Climate Policy A new Harvard University study finds that world methane emissions have recently spiked, and that the US appears to be the site of most of the increase. Natural gas fracking is the apparent culprit. This finding should be (though I wouldn’t bet on it) the […]
‘About Time’: Jerry Brown Declares State of Emergency Over Porter Ranch
‘About Time’: Jerry Brown Declares State of Emergency Over Porter Ranch Organizers say the leak has ‘been a wake-up call for this community…. We’re all on the front lines of climate change.’ Porter Ranch residents protest California Governor Jerry Brown’s months-long refusal to call a state of emergency over the gas leak that has been […]
Arctic methane emissions persist in winter
Arctic methane emissions persist in winter Summer and winter, wet and dry, high and low, the Arctic tundra continues to emit methane. Image: Bureau of Land Management (Delta WSR) via Wikimedia Commons Methane, a key greenhouse gas, is released from Arctic soils not only in the short summer period but during the bitterly cold winters […]
Warming lakes speed up methane emissions
Warming lakes speed up methane emissions A fishing trip on Lake Tanganyika ends: The reduced productivity caused by warming may cut the amount of food available to fish. Image: Worldtraveller via Wikimedia Commons The world’s lakes are heating up fast, threatening the fish on which millions depend and rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions. LONDON, 21 December, 2015 – […]
Key Greenhouse Gas Study May Have “Systematically Understated” Methane Leaks, New Research Shows
Key Greenhouse Gas Study May Have “Systematically Understated” Methane Leaks, New Research Shows A widely cited study on the amount of methane leaking from oil and gas sites, including fracked wells, shows signs of a major flaw, a newly published peer-reviewed paper concludes. “The University of Texas reported on a campaign to measure methane emissions from […]
The Perfectly Nasty Ocean Storm
The Perfectly Nasty Ocean Storm The oceans of the world are currently experiencing a “perfect storm” that is nasty, real nasty with too much warming, too much acidification, too much CO2, too much fishing, too many chemicals, too much Ag runoff, too much radiation (Fukushima), and too little ice (Arctic Ocean) bringing on too much […]
We May Have Already Committed Ourselves to 6-Meter Sea-Level Rise
We May Have Already Committed Ourselves to 6-Meter Sea-Level Rise Even if humanity were to stop throwing carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere today, a catastrophic rise in sea levels of six meters may be inevitable. Two previous prehistoric interglacial periods, in which the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere was believed to be […]
Widely-Used Tool Can Lowball Methane Pollution Rates, Scientists Report, With Huge Implications for Climate Policy
Widely-Used Tool Can Lowball Methane Pollution Rates, Scientists Report, With Huge Implications for Climate Policy An EPA-approved methane sampler widely used to measure gas leaks from oil and gas operations nationwide can dramatically under-report how much methane is leaking into the atmosphere, a team of researchers reported in a peer-reviewed paper published in March. The researchers, one […]
