Grand Rapids, Mich. — Plastics recycling is undergoing a profound change that will see the industry look much different in the years to come. And those changes are not really that far away, believes Kim Holmes, vice president of sustainability for the Plastics Industry Association. “How the industry looks today, I think is going to
Read More...Mexico City — Food grade recycler PetStar SAPI de CV says its PetStar Reborn product has become the world’s first recycled PET to achieve Cradle to Cradle certification. The Mexican company features on the website www.c2ccertified.org of the Oakland, Calif.-based Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, which is dedicated to making products “in fundamentally better
Read More...Keep It Grounded In Fact(American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) Fractivist Governor Cuomo tales two big bites of the Big Apple that continues to elect this corrupt, wannabe Empire State Emperor rather than just Governor. Following the denial of yet another pipeline permit in New York state, National Grid—the nation’s second largest utility—has stopped
Read More...Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … The Panama Canal is changing its rules to adapt to LNG, recognizing that American energy dominance is the foundation and future of the Canal itself. A recent article in The Panama Perspective demonstrates how the glorious shale revolution continues to change everything. It reports the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)
Read More...The largest natural gas driller in the Marcellus Shale has made big strides in working towards achieving its ultimate goal of one day releasing zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Observer-Reporter. Range Resources released its first Corporate Sustainability Report last week. The 32-page summary detailed the company’s success in reducing emissions over the past
Read More...Victor FurmanUpstate New York Landowner, Shale Gas Activist …. …. Vic Furman tells how “Drill A Gas Well, Bring Home A Soldier” became the slogan of Upstate NY landowners and explains why it’s important this Memorial Day. It was 2009. Three of us, Bryant LaTourette, Sue Dorsey and I were riding home together in
Read More...Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about renewable natural gas, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, severance tax and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again; welcome Gem 104 as our FOURTH
Read More...Earlier this month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s public release of an Environmental Assessment for the Buckeye Xpress Project commenced a 30-day comment period, according to a press release from the USDA Forest Service. Columbia Gas’ proposed project involves 66.1 miles of 36-inch diameter natural gas pipeline in southeast Ohio, which would replace and expand existing
Read More...Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … Remember when Cornell’s Bob Howarth proclaimed natural gas was worse than coal due to methane emissions? Well, the latest data says those emissions are down. Methane emissions, about five years ago, became a trendy subject among those desperate to stop natural gas development. They had previously hung their hat
Read More...American shale production continues to dramatically reshape world energy markets—not only by lowering prices, but also by ensuring price stability, according to a new report by the Dallas Federal Reserve. From the report: “The oil price that companies need to profitably drill new wells has closely tracked prices for long-dated oil futures in recent years.
Read More...A two-year study, conducted by Gradient Corp., concluded gas development does not pose acute or chronic health concerns after finding no air-quality impacts that would cause potential health concerns, according to the Observer-Reporter. Over the course of the study, Gradient Corp., a Massachusetts environmental and risk science consulting firm, monitored air quality via continuous sampling
Read More...Xcel Energy, the largest utility provider in Colorado, acknowledged this week that it will need to use natural gas to hit its zero-emissions goals by 2050. The disclosure comes just six months after Xcel announced its ambitious emissions reduction plan that Gov. Jared Polis touted in his effort to move the state purely to renewable
Read More...Recent reports show that the U.S. oil and natural gas industry is driving energy sector job growth and creating opportunities that offer some of the highest wages of any sector. This incredible growth requires a well-trained workforce to fill the vast array of diverse positions – a challenge that is being met head on in
Read More...After being quiet for months, the #ExxonKnew campaign team was back to their cherry-picking ways last week when they tried to seize on a single chart —out of literally thousands of documents – to malign an energy company on the impacts of climate change. For those that need a quick refresher, two publications, InsideClimate News
Read More...New Mexico taxpayers saved more than $1,100 per household last year thanks to oil and natural gas development and other economic activity on state trust lands, according to a new report by New Mexicans for Economic Prosperity (NM4EP). State trust lands generated a record $851.9 million in revenue for the state, contributing to more than
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