Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing comprehensive new regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry—including, for the first time, reductions from existing sources nationwide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps about 30 times as much heat as carbon dioxide over 100 years.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2022
The Department of the Interior awarded an initial $560 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $4.7-billion billion to plug orphaned wells. California. 1,000-1,200. 250 – 900.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Natural gas. This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. In 2020, only two states used oil to generate more than 3% of the electricity: 66% in Hawaii and 16% in Alaska.) Geothermal.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 11, 2009
CIRI), an Alaska Native corporation, is proposing an underground coal gasification (UCG) project that would use the resulting syngas to fuel a new 100 MW combined cycle power plant. The syngas could also be upgraded to synthetic natural gas or synthetic liquid fuels. comparable to natural gas. Source: CIRI. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2011
for Arctic oil and gas exploration. The permit authorizes air pollutant emissions during Shell’s exploration drilling with the Kulluk drill rig and a support fleet of icebreakers, oil spill response vessels, and supply ships for up to 120 days each year. On 19 Sept. Earlier post.). On 26 Sept.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
EPA Region 10 has issued final air quality permits to Shell for oil and gas exploration drilling in the Alaska Arctic. The permits set limits on air pollution from these vessels. EPA Region 10 issued similar OCS/PSD air permits to Shell in 2010. EPA Region 10 revised the permits to address the issues raised by the Board.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
That study provided estimates of vessel traffic (numbers of vessels and transits) based on modeling of current vessel activity patterns, growth potential, and vessel projection scenarios, including diversion from other routes, and oil and gas development. Click to enlarge. ships diverting from prior routes to Arctic routes. Earlier post.).
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