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Study reports non-US global shale gas recoverable resources of 5,760 Tcf; global shale gas boosts total recoverable natural gas resources by 40%

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Map of 48 major shale gas basins in 32 countries. Initial assessments of 48 shale gas basins containing almost 70 shale gas formations in 32 countries suggest that shale gas resources, which have recently provided a major boost to US natural gas production, are also available in other world regions. Source: EIA.

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New method for the precise analysis of the composition of secondary organic aerosols in PM

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Researchers in Poland have developed a new precise method for the chemical analysis of secondary organic aerosol (SOA)—an important yet not fully characterized constituent of atmospheric particulate matter. m that are suspended in the air. These aerosols are known as secondary organic aerosols (SOA). —Spolnik et al.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production. In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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For natural gas, it is the world’s second largest producer , behind the United States and ahead of Iran, and its largest exporter. percent stake in the enormous Sakhalin-2 oil and gas development. Peter Kovalev/TASS/Getty Images So how did Europe become addicted to Russian fossil fuels, particularly natural gas?

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5 France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom contributed the most to EU-27 emissions in 2007. The residential sector is an important source of several pollutants.

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