- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 7, 2020
Four Things to Know About EDF’s New Permian Methane Estimates
The Environmental Defense Fund’s new calculations of methane leakage in the Permian Basin are still undergoing scientific review, but that didn’t stop the organization from releasing its figures – based on questionable methodologies and assumptions – alongside a map of alleged methane leaks in the basin.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Virus Being Fought with Methane Control Technology!
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) COVID-19 virus vaccine development, believe it or not, is being aided by methane control technology developed by an ever innovating oil and gas industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2020
Five Things To Know About That New Colorado Emissions Study
University of Colorado researcher Detlev Helmig is out with another study falsely blaming oil and natural gas production for poor air quality in the Denver Front Range.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 14, 2020
Draft Federal Data: Oil and Natural Gas Methane Emissions Continue to Fall
U.S. methane emissions continue to decline despite significant increases in oil and natural gas development, according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency data.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 19, 2019
Top 6 Things to Keep in Mind When Reading MIT’s Clean Energy Study
As the weather turns colder, more Americans are relying on clean, affordable, reliable natural gas to keep their houses warm and cook family dinners during the holidays.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 13, 2019
Confusing Steam For Methane, and Other Things to Know About the New York Times’ Latest Emissions Story
The New York Times claims in its latest article on methane emissions in the Permian Basin to have found a smoking gun on leaks from oil and natural gas facilities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 25, 2019
Dominion, Smithfield JV becomes largest US RNG supplier
Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods announced they would double their investment to $500 million in a joint venture converting methane to clean natural gas, creating the nation’s largest supplier of renewable natural gas (RNG), Kallanish Energy reports The two companies created Align Renewable Natural Gas in November 2018, allocating $250 million to the project over 10 years.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 4, 2019
Study Shows Rarity of Fracking-Related Methane in Groundwater
The overwhelming majority of methane found in groundwater samples near natural gas and oil drilling sites in Pennsylvania is naturally occurring, and not related to fracking, according to a new study from Penn State University.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 29, 2019
Four Things To Know About EPA’s Methane Regulations
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has worked to revise its regulation of methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry, “Keep It In The Ground” activists have upped their game in spreading false information, often relying on misguided studies like those from the Environmental Defense Fund.Penn State Finds Next to No New Methane Contamination
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … Penn State has identified a method of determining whether methane contamination of water wells is new or not and found almost none of it is in gas regions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 20, 2019
Powerful Reality: More Solar Power Means More Air Pollution
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … It is undeniable; adding more solar power to the grid means decreases the environmental performance of baseload energy systems and grow air pollution.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 20, 2019
Howarth Methane Study Ignored Empirical Data Falsifying the Conclusion
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … A Bob Howarth methane study has gotten some traction here and there amongst the uneducated empathetic press but key data falsifying it has been ignored.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 16, 2019
Bob Howarth Seeks Relevance with Still More Pseudo-Science
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … Bob Howarth, long forgotten by most, returns with yet another pseudo-science study attacking natural gas development based on totally bizarre methane claims.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 15, 2019
Activist Researcher Is Back with Outlier Claims on Oil, Natural Gas Methane Emissions
A new Park Foundation-funded methane study is generating lots of anti-fracking headlines, despite its conclusions being at odds with the bulk of the scientific community.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 12, 2019
Denial Is the Natural Order of Things in the Empire State
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … New York State is in a state of denial regarding its dependence on natural gas, refusing to admit the facts of life and committed to preaching its virtues.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 9, 2019
Wall Street Journal Ignores the Relevant Facts on Methane Leaks
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … The Wall Street Journal just delivered what could be considered a hit piece on natural gas for methane leaks.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 8, 2019
Enviros Reject NMOGA Plan to Reduce Oil, Natural Gas Methane Emissions
Reducing methane emissions has been a significant focus of both the U.S. oil and natural gas industry and environmentalists in recent years.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2019
“Absolutely Absurd” Report Claims LNG Will Make Climate Change Worse
In its latest attack on increased use of natural gas, Global Energy Monitor claims that liquefied natural gas “poses a direct challenge to Paris climate goals.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2019
EDGE Virtual Pipeline Company Produces and Delivers Its First LNG
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … The EDGE virtual pipeline company has produced and delivered its first Marcellus Shale LNG shipment.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2019
How Is the Natural Gas Industry Leading the Way to Reduce Emissions?
Jennifer StewartSenior Vice President for Government and Regulatory AffairsSouthwestern Energy Co. … … The natural gas industry is making enormous progress and, in fact, leading the way in reducing emissions, says Southwestern Energy, one its own leaders.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 21, 2019