This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 29, 2024. This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 8, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States carry a 33 per cent larger climate impact than coal over [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 15, 2024. By Carrie Buchanan Rapid growth in atmospheric methane emissions since 2006, with a marked uptick since 2020, is causing alarm among climate scientists, [Read more]
This article was published by Grist on May 2, 2024. By Kate Yoder & Joseph Winters A congressional hearing on the fossil fuel industry’s “evolving efforts to avoid accountability for climate change” turned into a spectacle on Wednesday morning [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 9, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carries up to 2.7 times the global warming impact of burning coal, according to a draft [Read more]
This article was published by Grist on Nov. 1, 2023. By Naoki Nitta Cattle play a colossal role in climate change: As the single largest agricultural source of methane, a potent planet-warming gas, the world’s [Read more]
FortisBC is teaming up with Dicklands Farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia to boost its Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production. Once the project is at peak production, it is expected to produce enough low-carbon RNG to [Read more]
This article was published by Grist on Oct. 28, 2022 By Avery Schuyler Nunn On the evening of July 14, NASA launched the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation, or EMIT, 250 miles up to perch on [Read more]
Global methane emissions from the energy sector are about 70 per cent greater than the amount national governments have officially reported, according to new IEA analysis. This underlines the urgent need for enhanced monitoring efforts [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence about a new study showing methane emissions from oil and gas production could be double current estimates. If the study’s results apply [Read more]
This article was released by the University of Calgary Faculty of Arts on June 26, 2019. Vast networks of seismic lines that run through Alberta’s boreal forest boost emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, [Read more]
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, or OGCI, pledged on Monday to cut GHG emissions by one-fifth by 2025, or about 350,000 tonnes of methane annually. Total photo. GHG emissions reductions to fight climate change [Read more]
New regulations take effect in 2020 The Alberta government announced a draft directive to deliver on commitment to cut industrial methane emissions 45 per cent by 2025, according to a press release. A key component [Read more]
SoCal gas blowout in Porter Ranch community, Los Angeles, California “Recent air quality reports document that we’re still being poisoned.” Southern California Gas Company (SoCal), the company responsible for a blowout at a natural gas [Read more]
First priority is to understand how much methane is actually leaking from Alberta oil/gas operations – Read Both the Alberta and Canadian governments want fugitive methane emissions reduced 45 per cent by 2025. But how [Read more]
Methane emissions regulations will be coordinated with provinces like Alberta to avoid duplication, unnecessary cost The Canadian environment department has issued new regulations to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to [Read more]
Barnett Shale methane emissions studies find a few super-emitting facilities to blame A dispute between the oil and gas industry and eco-activists over fugitive methane emissions in the Barnett Shale nicely illustrates my argument of three months ago why the [Read more]
Industry says methane emission levels have dropped dramatically in recent years despite much higher production The American energy industry is ignoring a potent political push back in its battle with the Obama Administration over methane [Read more]
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