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Fracking Flares in Texas and North Dakota Equal to Greenhouse Emissions From 1.5 Million Cars
2014-08-22 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Earthworks, a nonprofit which works to protect communities from the impacts of mineral and fossil fuel extraction and promote sustainable energy development, has released a new report showing that the flaring of natural gas waste in just two shale plays, or exploration areas, is the equivalent of an additional 1.5 million cars on the road. The flares occur when natural gas is burned rather than captured. The report, "Up in Flames: U.S. Shale Oil Boom Comes at Expense of Wasted Natural Gas, Increased...
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Exporting Coal to Korea Could Slash Emissions by 21 Percent, Analysis Finds
2014-08-20 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Exporting U.S. coal to South Korean power plants could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 21 percent compared to burning it at less efficient U.S. plants, according to researchers at Duke University. The strategy could also generate more than $25 billion in economic activity in the U.S. and cut emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter, the researchers say. For those benefits to occur, however, U.S. plants would need to replace the exported coal with natural gas, and South...
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Coal-Dependent Arkansas Faces Stiff Emissions Target and a Running Clock
2014-08-20 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: At the end of 2012, at a time when many states were replacing their aging coal plants, Arkansas switched on a new $1.8-billion coal plant, one of two the state has fired up in the past five years. The state saw emissions from its power plants rise 35 percent between 2005 and 2012, even as other states turned to cleaner-burning natural gas and the nation's overall power plant emissions trended downward. "We know we're a coal-heavy state," said Teresa Marks, director of the Arkansas Department...
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Scientists Say Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cont Wreak Havoc on Climate
2014-08-18 16:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Two new scientific studies, reported by Climate News Network, have added still more links between human-caused release of greenhouse gases and climate change. In Austria, scientist Ben Marzeion of University of Innsbrucks Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics was part of a team that tracked changes in glaciers around the world between 1851 and 2010, using 19th-century photos and paintings as a baseline. Computer models allowed them to take into account natural factors like volcanic eruptions...
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Investors Secure Groundbreaking Corporate Commitments To Protect Forests, Reduce Carbon Emissions
2014-08-18 08:34:06| pollutiononline Home Page
In response to nearly 150 climate-related resolutions filed by institutional investors during the 2014 proxy season, 20 major international corporations have committed to set goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or sustainably source palm oil –a leading driver of global deforestation, which causes nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the Environmental Protection Agency
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