| Methane hydrates: a volatile time bomb in the Arctic The Conversation The risk with climate change is not with the direct effect of humans on the greenhouse capacity of Earth’s atmosphere. The major risk is that the relatively modest human perturbation will unleash much greater forces. The likelihood of this risk is … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Pennsylvania investigating methane leaks in Sullivan County Akron Beacon Journal (blog) DUSHORE, PA – The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating two methane migration incidents near Chesapeake Energy drilling operations in Forks Township, Sullivan County. One incident occurred in the Black Creek area, and the other … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Fracking’s Dark Side Gets Darker: The Problem of Methane Waste Energy Collective Fracking for oil in North Dakota is so lucrative that when natural gas bubbles up alongside the oil, most oil companies simply view it as waste. It’s cheaper, in the short term, to burn the gas than it is to build the infrastructure to pipe and sell it … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Industry Issues Guidance on Methane Migration StateImpact Pennsylvania By now, videos of residents lighting their taps on fire are a familiar image. Those flames are caused by methane that migrated into a subsurface water supply and is known as methane migration, or “stray gas.” Perhaps the most famous incident of stray … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Data-heavy project aims to move methane emissions research beyond ‘he said … Midwest Energy News Information wars have flared up around the question of how much methane leaks during hydraulic fracturing. Industry has protested against estimates by federal agencies, leading to a swirl of reports from industry and academia that tell contradictory … See all stories on this topic » |
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| MSC Issues Guidance on Responding to Stray Gas Incidents NorthcentralPa.com Stray gas – which can originate from various sources, including coal beds, oil and natural gas wells, landfills, pipelines, naturally occurring methane and microbial gas – is the migration of gas from one of these sources into groundwater, a structure … See all stories on this topic » |
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| New tech cuts coal gas well drilling by 33 percent Wyoming Business Report When accessed, these seams can sometimes explode because of major unreleased buildup, particularly of carbon dioxide and methane. These ignitions or ejections have claimed thousands of miners’ lives, according to WellDog. “This technology can save … See all stories on this topic » |
