COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions
Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2.
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Nov 21, 2023
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News tagged with natural gas pipeline
Previously unknown methane sources identified in Hamburg
After carbon dioxide, methane is the second most common greenhouse gas caused by human activity. Moreover, over a 20-year period, its global warming potential is more than 80 times that of carbon dioxide. The largest known ...
Environment
Jul 18, 2023
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U.S. East Coast landslide impacts from Puerto Rico to Vermont and in between
In the U.S., we may often think of landslides as primarily a West Coast problem, mostly plaguing the mountainous terrain of California, Oregon, and Washington. A technical session at the upcoming GSA 2023 Joint Southeastern ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2023
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Research finds a negligible climatic impact from the recent methane leak from the Nord Stream pipelines
Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, estimated the possible climatic impact of the leaked methane by adopting the energy-conservation framework of the Intergovernmental Panel ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2022
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New study finds that natural gas leaked from interstate pipelines contains hazardous air pollutants and carcinogens
Natural gas transported by interstate pipelines contains hazardous air pollutants and known human carcinogens, according to a first of its kind study published in Environmental Research Letters by researchers at the nonprofit ...
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Sep 20, 2022
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Study finds disparities in natural gas leak prevalence in US urban areas
A Colorado State University-led study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology reveals that in U.S. cities over a several-year period, natural gas pipeline leaks were more prevalent in neighborhoods with ...
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May 12, 2022
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Monitoring methane emissions from gas pipelines
For the first time, scientists, using satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel missions, are now able to detect individual methane plumes leaking from natural gas pipelines around the globe.
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Mar 4, 2021
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Living with natural gas pipelines: Appalachian landowners describe fear, anxiety and loss
More than 2 million miles of natural gas pipelines run throughout the United States. In Appalachia, they spread like spaghetti across the region.
Environment
Feb 3, 2021
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States lose some Clean Water Act authority under new EPA rule
States have less say in issuing Clean Water Act permits under an EPA rule finalized Monday as the Trump administration and conservative lawmakers seek to speed energy projects.
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Jun 2, 2020
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Why B.C. should reopen clean energy opportunities for Indigenous communities
A little more than a year ago, the British Columbia government launched an inquiry into the regulation of Indigenous energy utilities and ordered the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to provide recommendations ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2020
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