Not only have there been no large increases in U.S. methane emissions over the last decade, but previous studies have significantly overestimated these emissions from U.S. oil and natural gas production, according to a new peer-reviewed study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As CIRES research scientist and study lead author Xin Lan told
Read More...The same Congresswoman who for years attempted to pass a federal bill commonly referred to as the “FRAC Act” is back with yet another piece of duplicative oil and natural gas legislation that further exemplifies a push towards fringe policies that don’t reflect the latest technology and data. Rep. Diana DeGette, a senior Democrat from
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy. As usual, emphasis is added. Delaware Povertykeeper Denied Again by Supreme Court Williams beats the Delaware Povertykeeper yet again on the already operating Atlantic
Read More...The increased use of natural gas in electricity generation contributes to long-term “climate stabilization objectives,” according to a new study published in Nature. Notably, the study’s top line finding should address concerns that natural gas is less effective at reducing emissions than initially anticipated: “We found that the coal-to-gas shift is consistent with climate stabilization
Read More...Increased natural gas consumption has generated a truly incredible story for the environment as U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to their lowest levels since 1992. But the air quality improvements go even further, as a new Energy In Depth analysis shows: The U.S. oil and gas industry is also making incredible progress in reducing
Read More...Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … Fractivism is nihilism unleashed. It espouses destruction of any existing order with a view toward replacing it with a utopian society led by fractivists. Nihilism is the denial of any meaningful aspects to life. Its adherents typically believe the only thing that matters in the least is power; the
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