Burger King Unveils Whopper From Cows on Green Diet
For those seeking to tackle climate change and get a fast food fix, Burger King has the answer — a Whopper from cows that fart and burp less.
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Methane Emissions Rise 9% in Decade
Emissions of methane — a planet-warming gas several times more potent than carbon dioxide — have risen by 9% in a decade driven by mankind’s insatiable hunger for energy and food, a major international study concluded Wednesday.
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Report: Permian Methane Emissions Well Above National Average
Methane emissions in a busy part of the nation’s largest oilfield were nearly three times higher than the national average in recent months, an environmental group said in an analysis released Tuesday.
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Ancient Stores of Methane May Not Be Climate Threat
Massive pockets of carbon trapped around the world under frozen soil and in the depths of the ocean have long worried climate scientists – but they may not be the threat to our atmosphere they have been made out to be.
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Methane Emitted by Humans Vastly Underestimated: Study
From a good vantage point and weather permitting, anyone can take in the view and see for miles on end. But what about taking a sample of air from an ice core and peering into the 18th century?
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NASA Plane Hunts Down Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ in California
For two years a NASA aircraft scoured from the sky in search of deadly gas, but the mission was not over an alien planet: it searched for sources of methane in California.
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Judge Weighs Jobs, Emissions in Fight Over Coal Mine Approval
A federal judge is considering whether to let a Colorado coal mine operate as planned in January 2020 or bar operations until methane flaring equipment is approved by a federal agency and installed, a delay that could cost 365 miners their jobs ahead of the holiday season.
Read moreTexas Researchers Urge Cuts in Pollution on University Land
More than 50 faculty members at a prominent Texas university on Wednesday urged officials involved with a program that raises millions of dollars in oil and gas revenue for higher education to significantly reduce oilfield methane pollution.
Read moreEnvironmentalists to Map Methane Emissions in Largest US Oilfield
A planned year-long study of methane emissions in the booming West Texas oil patch aims to paint a clearer picture of just how much of the climate change-causing pollutant is escaping from oil and gas sites.
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EPA Tosses Methane Rules, Alarming Climate Scientists
Unraveling rules that it had tried for years to put on hold, the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal Thursday to cut regulations on methane, the second most potent greenhouse gas that accelerates global warming.
Read moreScientists See Profit in Removing Greenhouse Gases
Merging capitalism with conservation, a study released Monday proposes a football field-sized array of crystal arrays that can pull methane out of the Earth’s atmosphere could become a lucrative industry in the future.
Read moreStudy: Aliso Canyon Blowout Caused by Corroded Pipe
More than three years since the country’s largest methane gas blowout at the Aliso Canyon storage field, a new report released Friday found the leak was caused by a corroded pipe saturated with groundwater.
Read moreCalifornia Supreme Court Hears Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Case
A group of small businesses said Southern California Gas Company should be held accountable for the ruinous losses they suffered in the wake of the most catastrophic gas leak in California history.
Read moreJudge OKs $120 Million Deal Over Massive Methane Leak
A state court judge in Los Angeles approved a deal Monday in which Southern California Gas Company will pay $120 million to state and local agencies over the 2015 Aliso Canyon methane gas blowout that forced thousands of residents to flee their homes.
Read moreWhite House Finalizes Plan to Ease Methane Rules
The Trump administration finalized plans Tuesday to unwind regulations aimed at preventing methane from leaking into the atmosphere.
Read moreStates Sue Over Rolled Back Methane Flaring Rule
California and New Mexico on Tuesday sued to block the Trump administration from rolling back an Obama-era rule that would curb air pollution from oil and gas wells on public land.
Read moreEPA Moves to Roll Back Obama-Era Rules on Methane
The Trump administration released a proposal on Tuesday to roll back Obama-era rules designed to reduce leaks of climate-changing methane from oil and gas facilities.
Read moreCalifornia, SoCalGas Reach $119M Deal Over Massive Leak
While a major California utility company agreed to pay $119.5 million in penalties to settle California’s case over a massive methane leak at one of its storage facilities in 2015, state officials stressed Wednesday this does not address the claims of thousands of residents who were forced to flee their homes for months.
Read more15 Attorneys General Sue EPA for Not Enforcing Pollution Controls
Fifteen attorneys general and the city of Chicago sued the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday accusing it of failing to control methane emissions from existing oil and gas operations.
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