LNG - Fracking

20/02/20
Author: 
Alejandra Borunda
Methane gas leaks from the ground both naturally and from coal, oil, and gas extraction. New research shows that more of the gas in the atmosphere comes from the fossil fuel industry than previously thought. PHOTOGRAPH BY KATIE ORLINSKY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
 
SCIENCE

Natural gas is a much ‘dirtier’ energy source than we thought

Coal, oil, and gas are responsible for much more atmospheric methane, the super-potent warming gas, than previously known.

 
20/02/20
Author: 
Jessica Corbett
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announce the introduction of public housing legislation as part of the Green New Deal outside the Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

February 20, 2020

"The path to a Green New Deal starts with bold action to restrict the supply of fossil fuels, and that is precisely why a ban on fracking is an absolute necessity."

More than 570 national, regional, and local groups signed on to a letter Thursday endorsing the first-ever national legislation that would immediately prohibit federal permits for new fracking or related infrastructure and fully ban the practice in the United States beginning in 2025.

20/02/20
Author: 
Charlie Smith
https://www.straight.com/news/1218791/bc-green-leader-andrew-weaver-calls-ndp-governments-lng-legislation-generational
March 25th, 2019
 
The B.C. Greens have committed to supporting the B.C. NDP government on supply and confidence bills.
    But Andrew Weaver and his two B.C. Green caucus colleagues have no intention of voting for Bill 10, which would provide a natural gas tax credit for "qualifying corporations".
    20/02/20
    Author: 
    Jonathan Watts
     Oil and gas tanks at an warehouse in Zhuhai, China. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

    Study indicates human fossil methane emissions have been underestimated by up to 40%

    The oil and gas industry has had a far worse impact on the climate than previously believed, according to a study indicating that human emissions of fossil methane have been underestimated by up to 40%.

    Although the research will add to pressure on fossil fuel companies, scientists said there was cause for hope because it showed a big extra benefit could come from tighter regulation of the industry and a faster shift towards renewable energy.

    17/02/20
    Author: 
    Carol Linnitt
    A rare pink sunrise at the Unist’ot’en Healing centre, as police prepare for their second day of injunction enforcement near Houston, B.C. on Friday Feb. 7. Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal
    Feb 8, 2020

    A formal request for judicial review submitted with the B.C. Supreme Court argues B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office extended permit for Coastal GasLink pipeline without considering the findings of the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
     
    Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs are requesting a judicial review of a decision made by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office to extend the environmental certificate for the 670-kilometre Coastal GasLink pipeline.

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