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White House plan targets methane emissions
2014-03-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The White House announced a wide-ranging plan Friday aimed at cutting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, landfills and other sources. The plan, part of President Barack Obama's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, comes amid concerns about increased methane emissions resulting from an ongoing boom in drilling for oil and natural gas. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas released by landfills, cattle and leaks from oil and gas production. Methane...
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White House unveils plans to cut methane emissions
2014-03-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Obama administration on Friday announced a strategy to start slashing emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas released by landfills, cattle, and leaks from oil and natural gas production. The methane strategy is the latest step in a series of White House actions aimed at addressing climate change without legislation from Congress. Individually, most of the steps will not be enough to drastically reduce the United States' contribution to global warming. But the Obama administration...
Obama Administration outlines strategy for reduction of methane emissions
2014-03-28 22:30:34| Green Car Congress
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White House plan targets methane emissions
2014-03-28 22:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The White House announced a wide-ranging plan Friday aimed at cutting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, landfills and other sources, part of President Barack Obamas strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. The White House plan, which could lead to several new regulations on energy production and waste management, comes amid concerns about increased methane emissions resulting from an ongoing boom in drilling for oil and natural gas. Methane is a...
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Obamas Methane Emissions Plan Puts Oil, Coal and Gas Industries on Notice
2014-03-28 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Methane emissions have decreased by 11 percent in the past 24 years, but they could pick back up by 2030 if actions arent taken to combat them. Thats why the powerful greenhouse gas is the center of a newly announced strategy by the White House. Released Friday as a new layer to President Barack Obamas Climate Action Plan, the methane emissions strategy aims to bring economic and health benefits to the country while fighting climate change by removing a gas from the atmosphere that, by the...
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