Threat Map 1,193,118ACTIVE OIL & GAS WELLS, COMPRESSORS AND PROCESSORS 12.4 MILLIONPEOPLE LIVE IN THETHREAT RADIUS 238COUNTIES EXCEED EPA'SCANCER RISK LEVEL OF CONCERN 11,543SCHOOLS ARE IN THETHREAT RADIUS 639MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE IN THE THREAT RADIUS 184,578SQ. MILES ARE COVERED BY THE THREAT RADIUS The Oil & Gas Threat Map shows us that oil and gas [...]
New dietary guidelines could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1bn tonnes by 2030, and could lessen country’s problems with obesity and diabetes "The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reduce its citizens’ meat consumption by 50%, in a move that climate campaigners hope will provide major heft in the effort to avoid runaway global [...]
"A coalition of community and environmental health groups released Thursday a first-of-its-kind research combining air monitoring methods with new biomonitoring techniques to determine if toxic air emissions from natural gas operations could be detected in the bodies of nearby residents. The study, When the Wind Blows: Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Gas Fields and Impacted Communities, found [...]
Contact: Madeline Meth, 202.741.6277, mmeth@americanprogress.org Washington, D.C. — "In 2014, ConocoPhillips topped the list of companies with the most methane pollution in the onshore oil and gas production sector. Of the regions with the most methane pollution, the San Juan Basin ranked number one in the nation for methane pollution per well, according to a new report [...]
'These groups collectively are the heart and soul of climate denial' by Nadia Prupis, staff writer "Peabody Energy, the largest coal producer in the U.S., funded dozens of groups spreading skepticism about climate change, according to new figures that reportedly surprised even environmental advocates with their scale. A Guardian analysis of the company's filings reveal that Peabody [...]
By Joe Romm "A stunning new forecast on “peak fossil fuels for electricity” by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) concludes that “coal and gas will begin their terminal decline in less than a decade.” It’s been clear for a while that coal demand is plateauing, if it hasn’t already peaked. But BNEF explains that of [...]
The scoping information for NM BLM’s January 2017 Oil and Gas Lease Sale is now available. According to the scoping information, NM BLM is proposing to offer (some may be deferred or removed) 4 parcels approximately 843 acres in the Farmington Field Office. Scoping comments are due by June 20, 2016. BLM deferred the Chaco [...]
"Durham, NC – A watchdog group today charged that a high-ranking federal official connected to the fossil fuel industry committed scientific fraud and possibly criminal misconduct in a case with sweeping ramifications for global climate change and the safety of workers and neighbors of natural gas sites across much of the United States. The group [...]
BY ALEJANDRO DAVILA FRAGOSO "When an oil pipeline now poised to cut through four Midwestern states was first proposed in 2014, the project quickly got pushback from environmentalists and some landowners on the pipeline’s route. For one group, this piece of fossil fuel infrastructure was a poor investment in a time of human-caused climate change [...]
By Rebecca Moss "The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday that several parcels of land intended for oil and gas drilling in northwestern New Mexico will no longer be put up for bid at a leasing auction in October. The leases in question collectively span 2,122 acres in the Farmington and Greater Chaco Canyon region, [...]