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Bombshell Study Finds Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Production Far Higher Than EPA Estimates

2013-11-27 14:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AlterNet: A major new study blows up the whole notion of natural gas as a short-term bridge fuel to a carbon-free economy. Natural gas is mostly methane (CH4), a potent heat-trapping gas. If, as now seems likely, natural gas production systems leak 2.7% (or more), then gas-fired power loses its near-term advantage over coal and becomes more of a gangplank than a bridge. Worse, without a carbon price, some gas displaces renewable energy, further undercutting any benefit it might have had. Fifteen scientists...

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The Scoop on Bill Ackman's Air Products & Chemicals Bombshell

2013-09-27 05:08:48| Chemicals - Topix.net

Bill Ackman, Air Products: Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square is the largest individual shareholder of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. , currently owning 9.8% of the company.

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