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Obama sidesteps Congress curb methane emissions
2014-03-28 18:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The administration's latest effort to curb domestic climate change contributions sidesteps Congress but promises friendly cooperation with the industries most responsible for methane emissions. It is part of the long-term executive Climate Action Plan (CAP) announced last June. "Taking action to curb methane waste and pollution is important because emissions of methane make up nearly 9 percent of all the greenhouse gas emitted as a result of human activity in the United States," said the administration...
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White House releases strategy to reduce methane emissions
2014-03-28 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Digital: Reducing methane emissions is a powerful way to take action on climate change; and putting methane to use can support local economies with a source of clean energy that generates revenue, spurs investment, improves safety, and leads to cleaner air. In his Climate Action Plan, President Barack Obama directed the Administration to develop a comprehensive, interagency strategy to cut methane emissions and on March 28 the White House released its strategy. Currently, methane accounts for nearly...
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Will the White House Crack Down Gas Emissions?
2014-03-28 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The White House on Friday opened the way to cutting emissions of methane from the oil and gas industry, saying it would study the magnitude of leaks of the powerful greenhouse gas. The announcement seemed designed to please the international communitywhich is meeting in Yokohama to finalize a blockbuster climate reportas well as environmental groups suing to force the Obama administration to regulate the oil and gas industry. The new strategy announced by the White House on Friday did not immediately...
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Renewable electricity share 15% in 2013 as UK emissions fall 2%
2014-03-28 10:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The governments latest energy statistics reveal that the production of renewable electricity in the UK increased by 3.5 percentage points in 2013, with renewables now accounting for 15% of the UKs needs. Data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said that renewable energy generation grew by 28% in 2013, while capacity increased by 25%. On the other hand, coal production was 25% lower than in 2012, oil production fell by 8.8% and natural gas experienced its lowest levels...
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White House tackles methane emissions in sweeping strategy
2014-03-28 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Obama administration is ordering federal agencies to take on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane in an effort to fight climate change. The sweeping interagency plan highlights new steps the administration will take to cut emissions across a number of industries, including energy and agriculture. The long-awaited methane strategy provides no hard timeline for a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency will begin working on series of white papers this...
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