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The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post

Real Climate

So this is an attempt to put all of that in context and provide a hopefully comprehensive guide to how, when, and why to properly compare the two greenhouse gases. First of all, let’s be clear about the relative magnitude of the gas concentrations. Historical comparisons. ppm, a factor of more than 200 smaller). W/m 2 for CH 4.

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New Backgrounder Released by Environmental Defence Summarizes the Problems of Ontario’s Increasing Reliance on “Natural” Gas

Enviromental Defense

Some 90 per cent of the gas used in Ontario is fracked gas, imported from the U.S. In the process of fracking, a lot of methane gas escapes into the atmosphere. Enbridge is aggressively marketing gas as clean and low-carbon, when in fact, it’s neither of those things. and Western Canada.

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Senate Hearing Finds No Definition Or Standard For ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Natural Gas; PA Producers Already Below One RS Threshold

PA Environment Daily

On October 17, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held an informational briefing on Project Canary , a company that measures, analyzes and reports on methane emissions from natural gas production and distribution infrastructure.

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Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 23 to 29; More Abandoned Wells; Oil & Gas Doesn’t Typically Issue NOVs For 'Routine' Venting Of Natural Gas, Will Air Quality Under New Regs?

PA Environment Daily

On September 5, 2023, DEP issued a notice of violation to the operator for abandoning the well without plugging it and the operator tried to plug it, but a camera inserted into the well found natural gas was still bubbling up through the well indicating it had failed. DEP issued the original notice of violation on May 3, 2023. [

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Alaska Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

Circle of Blue

Still, Suzie Stranik, the chair of the Seldovia Arts Council, recalls shutting down her greenhouse early and flushing her toilets sparingly. Atmospheric warming, however, will almost certainly affect the waters quality. The area would also host the pipelines liquefaction plant, where natural gas is condensed for export.

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California Climate Policy: A Preliminary Report Card

Legal Planet

That adds up to something in the ballpark of fifty million tons of CO2 that California kept out of the atmosphere during that decade beyond what happened in the power sector nationally. A lot of the national emission reductions were due to replacing coal with natural gas. The Picture for Transportation is Less Clear.

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CNX: 'Natural Gas Development Is Safe And Poses No Public Health Risks,' Based On CNX Air Quality Monitoring From 14 Sites, Most For Just 4 To 24 Weeks

PA Environment Daily

On August 14, CNX Resources issued a press release announcing the preliminary results of air emissions monitoring at 14 sites it said "indicate that CNX natural gas development poses no public health risk." Eleven of the sites were monitored for as little as just four weeks up to 24 weeks or less.