Petroleum and natural gas systems are worse than refineries as Green House Gas emitters and second only to power plants. Also see: It's the Methane Stupid What's Behind Surging Ozone Pollution in Texas? Study to Weigh Role of … [Read more...]
Railroad Commission whistleblower sues agency for wrongful firing
An engineer who worked for the Texas Railroad Commission and was actually trying to do his job, claims he was fired because he filed a whistleblower complaint against his supervisor. Frederick Wright was promoted several times during his … [Read more...]
Fracking is part of the climate change problem, not the solution
Fracking is part of the climate change problem, not the solution Statement of Earthworks Executive Director Jennifer Krill in response to President Obama's climate change address Washington, D.C., June 25th -- Increased natural gas and oil … [Read more...]
Take Action: EPA underestimating fracking’s impacts on climate change
Urge EPA: use best science when calculating methane’s impacts on global warming Methane- the main component of natural gas- is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. How much more potent? That’s what the EPA is currently deciding … [Read more...]
The real story about methane and the EPA estimates
I might have mentioned the recent news that the EPA reduced their estimates of methane emissions but now I have even more and better information. This is the information that needs to be reported. First, the bottom line: Methane levels are way too … [Read more...]
AP’s Kevin Begos strikes-out again with his fracking emissions reporting
The Associated Press headline reads "EPA METHANE REPORT FURTHER DIVIDES FRACKING CAMPS." Kevin Begos (I might have mentioned him previously) leads with a false statement about environmentalists being divided by the news on emissions. Then, as he … [Read more...]
What do leeches have to do with fracking and climate change?
So I have this friend, she's the literal type, and she saw my post about the leeches and anemia made in response to the State of the Union address. She thought it was clever but admitted she was a little hazy on the connection between global warming … [Read more...]
Dear Bill O’Reilly you bear enormous responsibility
ExxonMobil COE tells Americans to adapt to this.
Tillerson acknowledged that burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt. LINK We will have to adapt to disasters like Sandy, 11 degree temperature increases and extreme drought because the fossile fuel … [Read more...]
No matter who wins the election, it’s time to get out of the stands!
No matter who wins today, "it's no longer acceptable for us to stay in the stands." Bidder 70 “Rapid and deep emissions reductions may not be easy, but 4°C to 6°C will be much worse” ...I think the rate of increase of emissions, and there … [Read more...]
Bad news on the climate change and food stability fronts
Even as I type this, gas is venting, flares are burning off gas that is uneconomical and the tar sands proceeds. Arctic sea ice shrinks to all-time low; half 1980 size By Seth Borenstein ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 9:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. … [Read more...]
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