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Canadian methane emissions double official estimates?

January 9, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence about a new study showing methane emissions from oil and gas production could be double current estimates. If the study’s results apply [Read more]

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Seismic lines in Alberta’s boreal forest boost methane emissions: U of C

June 26, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was released by the University of Calgary Faculty of Arts on June 26, 2019.   Vast networks of seismic lines that run through Alberta’s boreal forest boost emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, [Read more]

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Big Oil pledges to cut one-fifth GHG emissions by 2025

September 24, 2018 Energi Staff

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, or OGCI, pledged on Monday to cut GHG emissions by one-fifth by 2025, or about 350,000 tonnes of methane annually.  Total photo. GHG emissions reductions to fight climate change [Read more]

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Alberta

Alberta giving oil/gas producers $2.3 billion over 5 years to cut methane emissions

April 25, 2018 Energi Staff 2

New regulations take effect in 2020 The Alberta government announced a draft directive to deliver on commitment to cut industrial methane emissions 45 per cent by 2025, according to a press release. A key component [Read more]

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Porter Ranch residents sue after LA Attorney drop charges for massive natural gas leak

January 23, 2018 Energi Staff 2

SoCal gas blowout in Porter Ranch community, Los Angeles, California “Recent air quality reports document that we’re still being poisoned.” Southern California Gas Company (SoCal), the company responsible for a  blowout at a natural gas [Read more]

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(Video) Alberta fugitive methane emission regulations: Prescriptive, carbon levy, or let industry lead?

October 12, 2017 Markham Hislop

First priority is to understand how much methane is actually leaking from Alberta oil/gas operations – Read Both the Alberta and Canadian governments want fugitive methane emissions reduced 45 per cent by 2025. But how [Read more]

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New methane emissions regulation smart policy and politics for Ottawa, industry

May 29, 2017 JZadmin

Methane emissions regulations will be coordinated with provinces like Alberta to avoid duplication, unnecessary cost The Canadian environment department has issued new regulations to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to [Read more]

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Barnett Shale emissions bun fight has easy (and cheap) solution

July 10, 2015 JZadmin

Barnett Shale methane emissions studies find a few super-emitting facilities to blame A dispute between the oil and gas industry and eco-activists over fugitive methane emissions in the Barnett Shale nicely illustrates my argument of three months ago why the [Read more]

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Voluntary methane emission targets best strategy for American oil and gas?

April 17, 2015 Markham Hislop

Industry says methane emission levels have dropped dramatically in recent years despite much  higher production The American energy industry is ignoring a potent political push back in its battle with the Obama Administration over methane [Read more]

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by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

The ultimate Kenney hypocrisy: Saudi investor could receive $600 million to $1.2 billion of Alberta government grants Jason Kenney is courting Saudi Arabia for a $5 billion to $10 billion investment in a petrochemical plant, [Read more]

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