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How Propane Can Help Transition To A Low-Carbon Future

R-Squared Energy

This transition is being aided by policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as rapidly declining costs for renewables like wind and solar power. NATURAL GAS DRIVES CARBON EMISSIONS LOWER. NATURAL GAS DRIVES CARBON EMISSIONS LOWER. The shale gas boom in the U.S. Indeed, there are.

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Why States Need to Ban New Gas Hookups in Buildings (in 5 Charts)

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electric sector reduced its carbon emissions by 26 percent from 2005 to 2018. In order to bend that curve and cut direct building emissions, states and cities will have to pursue policies that end the expansion of new gas infrastructure and accelerate the transition to electric heating and cooking. As a result, the U.S.

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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28

DeSmogBlog

Meat and dairy firms in particular are coming under increasing scrutiny due to pollution from livestock, which emits around a third of the global output of methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas identified as the quickest route to slowing global heating. It also contributes roughly two percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Enormous Energy Legacy Of President George W. Bush

R-Squared Energy

president’s policies generally have limited impact on the energy markets in the short term. However, over the longer term a president’s policies can make a big impact. Within two weeks of taking office, Bush named Cheney as the chairman of the National Energy Policy Development Group (NEPDG). I often remind people that a U.S.

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Crypto Mining at Gas Wells Sparks Regulatory Headaches, Outcry in Northwestern Pennsylvania

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The lonely well pad houses four natural gas wells that records show were initially drilled in 2011 but sat inactive for years after that. The Internal Revenue Service defines a marginal, or low-producing, natural gas well to be one that generates less than 90,000 cubic feet per day.

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A New Era for Germany’s Gas Industry Fuels Climate Fears

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Now, the city is at the forefront of the country’s dash to break its dependence on Russian gas. On Saturday, a newly built jetty is due to welcome the Norwegian-flagged Höegh Esperanza, a 280-metre vessel capable of offloading cargoes of natural gas supercooled into liquid form, then shipped across the ocean in specialised tankers.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

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There, he met with OPUC staff in person and exchanged emails with Lori Koho, then OPUC’s senior official overseeing natural gas utilities. He hoped that his list of complaints would show “how the unethical culture [at NW Natural] goes all the way to the top,” as one of his emails to Koho explains.