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As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania

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billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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Four Oil and Gas Spills that are Worse than we Thought

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Fossil fuels are a leading cause of climate change and research shows that ubiquitous spills and leaks are often far worse than reported. Taylor Spill A 2019 report states that a spill that began in 2004 may rival the Deepwater Horizon.

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

When Jones Tract, a delta island, flooded in 2004, the damage cost $90 million to fix. Fossil fuels, you might say, are an aged form of blue carbon. DWR measures the CO2 and methane emissions from the wetlands it created on Sherman Island. Nor is the flooding of delta islands unprecedented. Jonno Rattman / Bay Nature.

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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

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A growing group of environmentalists, politicians, communities, and even the industry’s own workers have become increasingly critical of the fossil fuel industry, and see room for action under the Biden administration, though most attention has been placed on hot-button topics like climate change and methane emissions.

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Decades of Lobbying Weakened Americans’ Gas Mileage and Turbocharged Pain at the Pump

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In recent years, while fracking’s supporters were shouting “drill baby drill” the oil industry began lobbying behind the scenes to undercut programs designed to make vehicles more fuel efficient or less reliant on fossil fuels. Average fuel economy rose again, by 29 percent between 2005 and 2020, the Energy Department added.

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Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry

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The update was sparked by decades old changes in drilling technology already used in an area that gained notoriety for having one of the largest methane hot spots on the planet — because of leaking oil and gas wells. For much of the past 20 years, the basin has been a methane hot spot as the potent greenhouse gas leaks from wells.

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