Oil, Gas & Coal Leaks+
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Energy Industry’s Methane Emissions Are near Record, despite Pledges 0324
Oil and Gas Companies Emit More Methane than EPA Reports 0324
Greens Win Indian Point Nuclear Plant Closure, but Raise New York Emissions 0324
Methane Scientist Says LNG’s Emissions Are Worse than Coal’s 0224
Methane from Oil and Gas Are Worse than Reported to UN, Satellites Show 0923
Methane Pollution “Pouring Out” of Australian Gas Infrastructure 0823 - 150,000 tonnes a year from just a few of the sites
Leaks Can Make Natural Gas as Bad for the Climate as Coal 0723
Australian Fossil Fuels Giants Severely Underestimate Methane Leaks 0723
Energy Companies Ignore Fixing Methane Leaks - a Cheap, Powerful Climate Fix 0223
Earth Can Warm Nearly 1°C by 2100 from Agriculture Methane Emissions Alone 0323
Pennsylvania Community in Shock, Feels Unsafe, after Record Methane Leak 0323
EPA’s Risky Methane Gambit - Let Outsiders Look for Leaks 0323
Yet More Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated 0223
Massive Gas Leak Erased Gains from Half of USA’s 2021 Electric Vehicles Sales 1222
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Methane Leaks in New Mexico Far Exceed Current Estimates 0322 - Emissions averaged 9.4% of gross gas production, vs 1.4% EPA estimate. The breakeven leakage rate for natural gas is 3% (Howarth). 9.4% means natural gas is much worse for climate than coal.
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Fixing Oil & Gas Industry Methane Leaks, a Climate Game Changer, Pays for Itself 1122
Methane Emissions from Gas & Oil May Be 5 X Higher than Previously Thought 0922
Oil and Gas Companies Underreported Methane Leaks 0622
Coal Mining Emits More Methane Than Venting & Flaring from Gas and Oil Wells 0322
Halting the Vast Methane Release Is Critical for Climate, U.N. Says 0421
Cow Burps, Leaky Pipelines Put Earth on High-End Warming Track 0720
Oil and Gas - CH4 Leaks - May Be a Far Bigger Climate Threat Than We Knew 0220
New NASA Study Confirms Methane Spike Tied to Oil and Gas 0119
Methane Seeps Out as Arctic Permafrost Starts to Resemble Swiss Cheese 0717
Replacing Old Gas Pipes Reduces Leaks 0915
Gas Utilities Reduce Methane Leaks 0315
Siberian Crater Saga Is More Widespread and Scarier Than Anyone Thought 0215
Study Finds Relatively Low Methane Emissions from 3 Major US Gas Fields 0215
Climate Change Mitigation’s Best-Kept Secret - Methane 0115
Cities May be Leaking More Heat-Trapping Methane Than Previously Thought 0115
Boston Belching Gigantic Gobs of Greenhouse Gas 0115
Activists Say Obama Action on Methane Emissions ‘Misses 90% of Pollution’ 0115
L.A. Basin Methane Emissions Found up to 61% Higher than Estimates 0115
Accounting For Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Wells 0115
Leaking City Gas Pipes Pose Climate Hazard 1214
Scientists Refute Lower Emissions Claim for Fracking 1014
Huge Methane Emissions ‘Hot Spot’ Found in Southwest US 1014
Fracking’s Methane Emissions Fell 70% from 2011 to 2013 - 0914
EPA May Force Drillers to Cut Methane Leaks, Chief Says 0914
Another Study Points to Climate Harm from Gas Drilling 0514
EIP Announces Hidden Climate Change Impact to Fracking Boom 1213
Solving the Case of California's Extra Methane 0513
A Global Look at Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas 0213
EPA Sees Fracking as #2 GHG Source 0213
Methane Leaks Erode Green Credentials of Natural Gas 0113
Excess CH4 Near Fracking in Australia 1112
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