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With New Tools, A Focus On Urban Methane Leaks

April 4, 2016

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 […]

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Is Natural Gas As Clean As We Think?

August 9, 2015

Is Natural Gas As Clean As We Think? This week U.S. President Barack Obama took aim at the American coal industry as part of a comprehensive climate change plan to limit air emissions from what many consider the country’s worst polluter. Under the plan, states will have until 2030 to cut CO2 levels by a third from […]

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Key Greenhouse Gas Study May Have “Systematically Understated” Methane Leaks, New Research Shows

August 5, 2015

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 […]

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Natural Gas Needs To Clean Up Its Act

July 21, 2015

Natural Gas Needs To Clean Up Its Act To call natural gas ‘clean’ would be a misnomer. Natural gas is a fossil fuel that emits carbon dioxide when burned and is an important contributor to climate change. The general consensus, however, is that when compared to oil (and petroleum products) or coal, natural gas it is by […]

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