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Flaring Natural Gas in North Dakota

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:56:36 +0000

When natural gas is present in a well and no pipeline is available to move it to market or storage that gas has traditionally been flared. This practice causes concerns related to greenhouse gas production and waste.

Flaring Natural Gas in North Dakota

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:56:36 +0000

Climate Impact of Fugitive Natural Gas?

admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:08:59 +0000

An article in the Los Angeles times points to small amounts of natural gas that are lost during drilling and production and asks: What is the climate impact?

Does Shale Gas Cause More Global Warming than Coal?

admin — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:30:43 +0000

A post on an environmental blog at the Baltimore Sun website has a punchy title: “Marcellus shale gas “dirtier” than coal?”…. Dirty might have been used to provoke shale advocates or to elicit clicks from environmental advocates, however, they ask a question about methane releases canceling out any carbon dioxide benefits gained by using natural gas as a few instead of coal.

Is Congress Neglecting Natural Gas?

admin — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:23:36 +0000

In a blog post on the Reuter’s.com website, Christopher Swann, argues that Washington could take easy steps to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, reduce carbon emissions and save citizens money by promoting the use of natural gas in vehicles and electricity generation. He thinks that the natural gas lobby needs to work harder than those promoting coal and railroads.

Use Natural Gas to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

admin — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:14:17 +0000

Thanks to a number of shale gas plays in the United States the supply of natural gas is up and the price of natural gas is down. An article at Reuters.com reviews opportunities for natural gas to displace other fuels that emit more carbon dioxide when they are used.

Natural Gas Shifts Energy Economics

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:47:09 +0000

Low-cost natural gas from shale plays is moving electricity generation away from coal, delaying development of alternative energy, killing LNG import projects, launching LNG export projects, changing the geography of energy transport, demanding thousands of miles of new pipelines, motivating homeowners to install gas heat. More in an article on the StarTribune.com website.

EPA to Monitor Methane Emissions

shaleblog — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:53:46 +0000

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is going to start monitoring methane released into the atmosphere by the oil and gas industry. Some of these emissions occur while drilling. More at EPA.gov.

The Cheap Natural Gas Environment

shaleblog — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:14:38 +0000

Daniel Fisher, a senior editor at Forbes has a blog post titled: “A New World of Cheap Gas“. In the post he explores the impact of new gas production on contract rates, natural gas uses, the impact on renewable energy technology, government policy and more.