The agency's findings could be a turning point in the heated national debate about whether contamination from fracking is happening, and are likely to shape how the country regulates and
develops natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale and across the Eastern Appalachian states.
The finding is likely to shape how the U.S. regulates and
develops natural gas resources across the eastern Appalachians
If the United States is to
develop its natural gas resource to such an extent, it is imperative to address the air quality, water quality, and climate concerns that such development will bring.
(CNN)-- «I consider the people of New York my patients,» acting New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said this week as he cited health - related reasons for recommending New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ban hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking,» to
develop natural gas resources in the state.
Not exact matches
This means
developing more of America's own energy
resources, including wind, solar, clean coal, biofuels, nuclear energy, as well as oil and
natural gas — which will reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and create thousands of jobs here at home.
«Saving Steps» aims to encourage children to: •
develop understanding of the origins of metals, plastics, electricity,
natural gas, water and paper • be aware of concerns for the future such as the depletion of non-renewable
resources • know how everyone can make a difference.
And to the extent that we're using oil, it makes sense for us to
develop our oil and
natural gas resources here in the United States and not simply rely on imports.
One of his proposals is to
develop offshore energy
resources, which for CEA means oil and
natural gas.
There's great opportunity to responsibly
develop Alaska's great oil and
natural gas resources.
Increase existing domestic onshore oil and
natural gas liquids (NGLs) production of approximately 8 million barrels a day by 3 - 4 million barrels a day through the acceleration of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to
develop the enormous unconventional oil and NGL
resources that underlie many parts of our country;
Given our nation's need to control energy costs and improve energy security, many policymakers are calling for a comprehensive national energy policy that promotes and
develops all of America's own energy
resources — conventional and shale
natural gas, oil, wind, nuclear, solar, etc. — to diversify energy supply.
The rush to
develop this new
resource has resulted in numerous environmental challenges, including water and air quality concerns, leading many to question the
natural gas industry's environmental record and potentially jeopardizing its social license to operate.
There is also an order to the Department of Energy
Resources (DOER) to
develop a 2020 mandate for energy storage, a requirement for higher level attention to
natural gas pipeline integrity, and an order forming a nuclear facility decommissioning authority.
Developing these oil and
natural gas resources will be vital to achieving energy security, growing our economy, and reducing government deficits.
36 Cut fossil fuel use (especially coal) Solutions Global Warming Prevention Cleanup Cut fossil fuel use (especially coal) Remove CO2 from smoke stack and vehicle emissions Shift from coal to
natural gas Store (sequester) CO2 by planting trees Improve energy efficiency Sequester CO2 deep underground Shift to renewable energy
resources Sequester CO2 in soil by using no - till cultivation and taking cropland out of production Transfer energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to
developing countries Reduce deforestation Figure 20.14 Solutions: methods for slowing atmospheric warming during this century.
51 Fig. 20 - 14, p. 481 Cut fossil fuel use (especially coal) Shift from coal to
natural gas Improve energy efficiency Shift to renewable energy
resources Transfer energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to
developing countries Reduce deforestation Use more sustainable agriculture and forestry Limit urban sprawl Reduce poverty Slow population growth Remove CO 2 from smoke stack and vehicle emissions Store (sequester) CO2 by planting trees Sequester CO 2 deep underground Sequester CO 2 in soil by using no - till cultivation and taking cropland out of production Sequester CO 2 in the deep ocean Repair leaky
natural gas pipelines and facilities Use animal feeds that reduce CH 4 emissions by belching cows Solutions Global Warming PreventionCleanup
Over the longer - term, Japan could increase energy security, and better insulate itself from economic and geologic shocks to its energy system through more aggressively
developing its internal renewable energy
resources while deepening electricity market and
natural gas interconnections with China, South Korea and even Russia.
Report Summary (PDF 168 KB) The RCA
developed a summary of the report «Determination of the Impact of Waste Management Activities on Greenhouse
Gas Emissions, 2005 Update» (by ICF Consulting for Environment Canada and
Natural Resources Canada) showing that the 3Rs Hierarchy is valid by comparing GHG emissions generated by the different waste management options.
What is in question is whether the oil and
natural gas industry will be given access and the opportunity to
develop those
resources to meet our nation's and the world's energy needs.
Whether we can effectively manage our
natural gas resource while
developing next - gen sources remains to be seen.
In 2013, Canadian
natural gas utilities leveraged the expertise of Natural Resources Canada's CanmetENERGY who developed with industry the RNG Technology Roadmap for
natural gas utilities leveraged the expertise of
Natural Resources Canada's CanmetENERGY who developed with industry the RNG Technology Roadmap for
Natural Resources Canada's CanmetENERGY who
developed with industry the RNG Technology Roadmap for Canada.
«Like every other nation, we should be
developing our own oil and
natural gas resources.
These include direct jobs in
developing new oil and
natural gas resources from shale.
Setting Ohio's renewable energy standard to require 20 % or more renewable energy by 2025 would reduce Ohio's exposure to the risks of overdependence on coal and
natural gas and create economic benefits for the state as these
resources are
developed.
Further, decades of experience operating in Arctic environments shows the oil and
natural gas industry has the technology and expertise to safely
develop Arctic offshore
resources.
Rather than invest where the best tax regime can be found, oil and
natural gas companies invest where the
resource is located, continuing to spend billions of dollars on new and existing domestic projects each year despite U.S. tax rates that are the highest in the
developed world.
44 Cut fossil fuel use (especially coal) Solutions Global Warming Prevention Cleanup Cut fossil fuel use (especially coal) Remove CO2 from smoke stack and vehicle emissions Shift from coal to
natural gas Store (sequester) CO2 by planting trees Improve energy efficiency Sequester CO2 deep underground Shift to renewable energy
resources Sequester CO2 in soil by using no - till cultivation and taking cropland out of production Transfer energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to
developing countries Figure 20.14 Solutions: methods for slowing atmospheric warming during this century.
According to a study by Quest Offshore
Resources,
developing oil and
natural gas on the North Carolina outer continental shelf could bring significant benefits.