July 23, 2019
Stories tagged "methane"
April 25, 2019
Sustainability Begins At Home
We hope that ODP’s special Earth Week’s content, with newsmaking interviews and an extra dose of “What You Can Do” ideas helped to inspire you to find new ways to conserve the planet. As our final post for the week, we wanted to share with you...April 16, 2019
Oil and Gas Drilling In New Mexico Scrutinized, Methane Leaks Soar
A surge in oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin of New Mexico is causing a dramatic increase in methane emissions according to a new study by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The Associated Press reports that the EDF analysis showed that in 2018 statewide...March 15, 2019
Arctic Melting Now “Locked In”
According to a new report issued by the United Nations Environment Program, the Arctic is locked into extreme temperature increases because of greenhouse gasses already emitted and the heat already being stored in the ocean. The Report, entitled Global Linkages...March 5, 2019
Methane concentrations are rising and scientists don’t know why
Levels of methane in our atmosphere are rising and scientists haven’t yet been able to pinpoint the cause. And while scientists love a good mystery this particular one is pretty starting considering that methane is a potent greenhouse gas. As the LA Times...February 27, 2019
FERC Reaches “Compromise” and Approves New LNG Export Terminal
For the first time in two years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late last week approved a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export project — the Calcasieu Pass in Cameron Parish, Louisiana — after the Commission’s two Republican commissioners and...January 6, 2019