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U.S. power plant emissions tumble on shift to natural gas
2013-10-23 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants fell 10 per cent in 2012 from 2010 as more facilities switched to cleaner-burning natural gas from coal and electricity generation also fell, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday. The environmental regulator published its third national greenhouse gas inventory, which collects emissions data from over 8,000 of the biggest industrial emitters in the United States on a website that is accessible to the general public. Of the...
EPA annual GHG report shows emissions from power plants declined 10% from 2010 due to growing use of natural gas
2013-10-23 19:30:18| Green Car Congress
The Northeast is producing more natural gas than Saudi Arabia
2013-10-23 18:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: More natural gas is being fracked out of the Marcellus Shale formation in the Northeastern U.S. than is being produced by most foreign countries. A report published Tuesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration revealed that Marcellus gas production is growing much faster than had been predicted. (So, too, are the damages that fracking is inflicting on the region`s environment - and the world`s climate.) The Associated Press reports that daily gas production from the Marcellus Shale...
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'Learned helplessness' leaves Australians in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters
2013-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Emergency experts say a learned helplessness has left Australians in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters. With the increasing impact of extreme heatwaves, storms, fires and floods, experts say traditional reliance on emergency services and recovery support such as cash handouts needs to be urgently reviewed if Australia is to better survive both the effects and escalating costs of such disasters. Emergency expert Lewis Winter from Charles Sturt University says Australians need...
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Northern CA natural gas pipeline reconnected
2013-10-23 05:02:26| Energy - Topix.net
Pacific Gas and Electric is reconnecting a Northern California natural-gas pipeline that it was ordered to seal off for safety reasons after concerns surfaced in an e-mail from an engineer.
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