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FortisBC partners with Chilliwack dairy farm to produce RNG

May 15, 2023 Energi Staff

FortisBC is teaming up with Dicklands Farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia to boost its Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production. Once the project is at peak production, it is expected to produce enough low-carbon RNG to [Read more]

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NASA satellite launched to detect dust discovers huge methane leaks

November 14, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 28, 2022 By Avery Schuyler Nunn On the evening of July 14, NASA launched the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation, or EMIT, 250 miles up to perch on [Read more]

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Methane emissions from the energy sector are 70 per cent higher than official figures: IEA

February 23, 2022 Energi Staff

Global methane emissions from the energy sector are about 70 per cent greater than the amount national governments have officially reported, according to new IEA analysis.  This underlines the urgent need for enhanced monitoring efforts [Read more]

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Canadian methane emissions double official estimates?

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

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]

Alberta

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 Markham Hislop

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]

USA

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

January 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

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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Markham on Energy

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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Markham on Energy

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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Markham on Energy

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]

In the Spotlight

Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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