'Clean' natural gas adding to climate change

By Chris Hamby and Jim Morris

As climate change gases decline, data reveals natural gas increase

Excerpts from this story referencing "natural gas":

"… ar effects over time. Other studies have reached similar conclusions. …"

"… ing star among contributors to global warming: methane, a key component of natural gas.While carbon dioxide is still far more prevalent, methane traps heat …"

"… ouse gas inventory" add a new element to a debate already raging over natural gas extraction in the U.S. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” …"

"… tend to lead to lower energy consumption.But methane emissions related to natural gas extraction, processing, storage and distribution increased by about 4 perc …"

Pipeline peril: Utility can’t find records

By iWatch News

Hundreds of thousands of miles of natural gas lines run beneath the nation’s homes and cities, some welded and buried decades ago. The poten

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"… er with lower-quality welding techniques. …"

Export push reframes debate over fracking

By Alexandra Duszak

Energy indepedence for the U.S. no longer at issue — exports would help industry's bottom line.

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"… learn from history.” …"

"… drilling companies to access enormous, previously unreachable supplies of natural gas — and brought hope to a state long-mired in a recession. Despite its ec …"

"… who were able to heat their homes at record-low cost, but not so great for natural gas producers, whose profits and stock prices spiraled downward. Shares of Ch …"

"… countries such as South Korea, India, China and Japan, where the price of natural gas has reached more than $18 per million British thermal units. Requests fro …"

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Carbon as a commodity

By Marianne Lavelle

Can a $2 trillion 'cap and trade' market fight climate change?

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"… kets his agency currently regulates — from livestock and corn to oil and natural gas. “I can see carbon trading being a $2 trillion market. The largest commo …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?

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"… company makes the big equipment for three low- or no-carbon alternatives: natural gas, wind, and nuclear. And GE also has a bridge technology it says will help …"

Tally of interests on climate bill tops a thousand

By Marianne Lavelle

More than 460 new businesses and interest groups jumped into lobbying Congress on global warming in the weeks before the House neared its hi

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"… ca’s natural gas Alliance, representing more than two dozen producers of natural gas that are independent — that is, not affiliated with a larger oil company …"

"… arger oil company. The alliance, which represents about 40 percent of U.S. natural gas production today, argues that they should be fueling a much bigger share o …"

"… fueling a much bigger share of the nation’s electricity production since natural gas is the least carbon-intensive fossil fuel. The coal industry has argued th …"

"… owing how new drilling techniques mean the nation can rely more heavily on natural gas without fear of the price spikes that have previously plagued the fuel.ANG …"

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New GOP chiefs of appropriations, energy panels may not be settled until after Thanksgiving

By Peter H. Stone

With Republicans expected to have an excellent shot at winning back the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, talk is rampant about whic

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"… diction over health and prescription drug issues; telecommunications; oil, natural gas, coal, solar, nuclear, and electric energy; and interstate commerce. …"

Coal-fired plant under attack, but may still have some important backers

By Josh Israel

On the eve of a protest planned for March 2, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have offered new support to environm

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"… and various other buildings. While much of the fuel burned by the plant is natural gas, nearly half of it is coal. A 2000 attempt to change the facility to other …"

"… d funding to retrofit the plant, if necessary, so it could operate just on natural gas. A protest at the plant is scheduled for March 2, and organizers are hopin …"

Stimulus recipient, polluter gives Dems $10 million credit line

By Kristen Lombardi

The White House is taking on dirty sources of energy like coal. But the presidential convention could be financed from an unlikely source —

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"… a diverse set of energy sources, including renewables like wind and solar, natural gas, clean coal, and nuclear power,” Chu said.It’s not the first time Demo …"

'Clean energy' expansion could strain U.S. power grid

By Chris Hamby

As President Barack Obama proposes to generate more electricity from "clean energy" sources, a new government report highlights the effects

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"… raditional sources whose output is more variable than traditional coal- or natural gas-fired electricity plants.A team of experts reporting to the chief U.S. reg …"

"… bout 11 percent of U.S. power is now generated by sources other than coal, natural gas and nuclear, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Most …"

"… ng electricity generation from clean energy sources – including nuclear, natural gas, and so-called “clean coal” – as a way to help the United States bec …"

"… told the Center.FERC oversees the transmission and sale of electricity and natural gas across the country, while also regulating hydroelectric projects and energ …"

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