Tag: methane gas
Research expedition discovers extensive emissions of methane from bottom of Baltic...
The research project aimed "to expand knowledge about methane and its sources and sinks in the oxygen-free environments in the deeper parts of the Baltic Sea."
Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can...
It might be the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy.
Denmark makes Bid for ‘Putin-Free’ energy by accelerating mammoth artificial wind...
The German government is also pledging to accelerate the legal approval procedures for onshore wind turbines, in view of the urgency of reducing dependence on Russian methane gas.
Senate passes resolution to reinstate pollution standards for methane emissions from...
The White House is in full support of the resolution calling it "an urgent and essential step" to protect Americans.
Biden moves to dial down America’s soaring methane emissions
Experts say the new administration can jumpstart climate protections by taking on rising methane emissions, but it won’t be easy or quick.
Trump administration finalizes two rules that ease methane gas regulations
While environmentalists and large oil companies including Shell, BP and ExxonMobil oppose the changes to the rules, the Trump administration said the move will benefit smaller producers.
Court rules against BLM’s rollback of Waste Prevention Rule
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers invalidated the Trump administration's move on Thursday and called the "rulemaking process resulting in the rescission was wholly inadequate."
The fracking industry’s methane problem is a climate problem
As the scale of the fracking industry's methane problem becomes more widely known, the true impact of fracking for oil and gas becomes crystal clear.
Trump lets fracking companies release more climate-warming methane
Environmental organizations condemned the Trump administration's latest environmental rollback and criticized Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for siding with oil and gas interests.
Methane leaks from oil and gas 60% higher than EPA estimates,...
“Instead of looking for ways to patch up inherently flawed energy approaches like gas fracking we should be placing an immediate moratorium on all fossil fuel development."
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Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan
Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.
$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
What do Minnesota and Venezuela have in common?
The governing logic of the Trump administration increasingly treats both Democratic-controlled U.S. states and neighboring countries as spaces requiring imperial pacification rather than democratic self-rule.
EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba
This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.