Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2016

The Bakken Formation, a shale oil and gas field in North Dakota and Montana, is emitting roughly 2% (about 250,000 tons per year) of the globe’s ethane, according to new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan. The paper appears in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The research was funded primarily by NOAA and NASA.

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MARCH 24, 2017

The permit authorizes TransCanada to construct, to connect, to operate, and to maintain pipeline facilities at the US-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana for the importation of crude oil. County and local permites in Montana and South Dakota. Kerry noted at that time that the arguments pro and con had been “overstated”.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

In November 2016, then US Secretary of State John Kerry rejected Keystone XL, citing combatting climate change as the critical factor. Earlier post.). Kerry noted at that time that the arguments pro and con had been “ overstated ”. Earlier post.).

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