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New Studies Close in Methane Leaks and Bolster Calls Strong EPA Rules
Posted by New York Times: Andrew Revkin on December 10th, 2014
New York Times: A new peer-reviewed analysis of sources of leaks in natural gas drilling and well operations strongly bolsters growing calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to settle on regulations cutting wasteful, harmful emissions of methane from both new and existing oil and natural gas wells. Methane is the main constituent of natural gas but also a powerful heat-trapping gas that is often accompanied by other pollutants that can worsen local air pollution. The study, by researchers at the University...
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Another View on Gas Drilling in the Context of Climate Change
Posted by New York Times: Andrew Revkin on July 29th, 2013
New York Times: I’ve received a “Your Dot” contribution on gas leaks and global warming from Louis A. Derry, an associate professor in the earth and atmospheric sciences department at Cornell University. It’s a critique of one element in “Gangplank to a Warm Future,” an Op-Ed article by Anthony R. Ingraffea, a professor of engineering at Cornell who is a prominent foe of expanded gas drilling using the bundle of methods commonly known as “fracking.” You’ll find it below. But first here’s a little context. In a...