From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): See action at end. Methane emissions from the natural gas industry are rising faster than production across the state, pointing to a simple fact: the industry’s voluntary efforts to cut emissions are not effective. The latest data … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): In this note you will find highlights from the April 2017 PA IPL climate policy briefing call, beginning with opportunities for action and witness. These monthly calls are intended to build our knowledge … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-04-12/environment/report-finding-fixing-gas-leaks-a-win-win-win/a57228-1 April 12, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The oil and gas industry loses $1.3 billion worth of product through emissions each year. (Datu Research) PITTSBURGH – Finding and fixing … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-23/environment/families-demand-cleaner-air-for-pa/a56975-2 March 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 1.5 million Pennsylvanians live within half a mile of gas and oil infrastructure. (anita_starzycka/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Families and child health … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Federal action opportunities: Ask Senator Toomey and Senator Casey to read EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s email communications with polluting and fossil fuel interests, released after his confirmation hearing. Given his previous collusion and … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Last year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized common sense natural gas emissions standards aimed at putting an end to wasteful leaks, venting and flaring of natural gas and dangerous pollutants. The new … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Air pollution from natural gas operations is putting us in danger – it’s putting our health at risk every day and accelerating climate change. To make matters worse, standards that are already in place … Continued
By Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis November 9 at 11:34 AM Donald J. Trump comes into office with a plan to toss out most of what President Obama achieved on energy and the environment. While vowing to “cancel” the international Paris climate accord Obama … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): In 2014, the U.S. oil and gas industry leaked 9.8 million metric tons of the greenhouse gas methane into our air. That’s the climate equivalent of running almost 225 coal-fired power plants for a … Continued
Posted at http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/06/howarth-alerts-white-house-growing-methane-danger By Blaine Friedlander (bpf2@cornell.edu) As methane intensifies greenhouse gas in the atmosphere – propelling average global temperatures higher toward the brink of no return – Cornell’s Robert Howarth briefed the White House’s Office of Science and Technology … Continued