Sentences with phrase «leaks from»

A NASA study has confirmed that the methane «hot spot» in the Four Corners region in the United States is caused by leaks from natural gas extraction.

Duke Energy has reached a tentative settlement with state regulators regarding lawsuits over leaks from its coal ash ponds in Asheville and on the Catawba River.

A new study in Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems strongly links methane leaks from the seabed off Western Svalbard with tremors of the Earth.

For the new study, Brandt and his colleagues analyzed approximately 15,000 measurements from 18 prior studies of natural gas leaks from across the U.S. using a statistical technique called extreme value theory, which is useful for analyzing infrequent but highly consequential events.

But natural gas consists predominately of methane, so even small leaks from natural gas wells can create large climate concerns because methane is a potent greenhouse gas — it's about 30 times more effective at trapping solar heat than carbon dioxide over a 100 - year period.

These kinds of leaks from production and transportation of natural gas resources have been well documented.

Any gas leaks from deep underground would be accompanied by a rise in helium levels, which could be easily detected.

If methane leaks from the wells where it is produced, the pipelines that transport it or the power plants that burn it, the climate doesn't necessarily benefit.

The spy agency's warrantless surveillance program on U.S. soil has been expanded to search for signs of hacking, according to the latest classified document leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden

It has participated in lawsuits surrounding the operation's environmental impact — leaks from the mine's coal ash ponds have been an environmental concern in the area for years (Greenwire, Oct. 23, 2013).

Yet that's happening on a massive scale in the US, through leaks from production wells and the pipes that distribute natural gas.

-- Stop leaks from natural gas pipelines, particularly in Russia.

(Why it does this is unclear, but scientists believe it's a clever way for staph, which can't move by itself, to spread beyond the molasses - like environment created when DNA leaks from infected, dying cells.)

Norway and Sweden are worried about the threat posed by radioactive leaks from sunken nuclear - powered submarines and nuclear waste off the Kola Peninsula, as well as the safety of the nuclear plants there.

MalSec is now expanding its ranks to include Chinese, Romanian, Canadian and Swedish branches, and promises more leaks from these locations in the near future.

When petroleum leaks from a ship or a deep - water drilling operation, «it tends to break up into tiny droplets that don't all end up on the surface of the ocean,» says Thomas Azwell, an environmental scientist at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, who was not involved in the work.

European governments are devising a cut - price solution for monitoring radiation leaks from the ageing reactors of the former communist bloc.

The measures include stemming methane leaks from coal mines or landfills and stopping black carbon pollution from primitive stoves and diesel construction equipment.

California's Bay Area Air Quality Management District changed its approach after studies showed leaks from oil refineries in the area — known as fugitive emissions — were likely underrepresented in emission factors.

Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life - threatening condition in which blood leaks from the aorta, the major artery that carries blood from the heart to the body.

Oil - binding nanoparticles allow simple magnets to draw oil out of water, a tool that could quickly remove toxic leaks from ocean habitats

A recent study in Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems strongly links methane leaks from the seabed off Western Svalbard with tremors of the Earth.

The ongoing leaks from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have raised concern that some workers and even the public could be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.

If leaks from pipelines are not detected early enough, the resulting leaked oil could contaminate the local environment and water sources.

A «fat tail» of a few leaky wells This is often referred to as the «fat tail» or «super-emitter» problem, that just a small subset of wells or pieces of equipment is responsible for the majority of the leaks from the natural gas system (ClimateWire, Feb. 14).

The researchers took direct emissions measurements of 230 randomly selected, representative leaks from underground pipelines as well as at 229 metering and regulating stations where natural gas is measured and regulated from higher pressure pipelines to lower pressure distribution pipelines.

Additional evidence for this idea of super-emitters has been reported in other studies, said Steven Hamburg, chief scientist at the group Environmental Defense Fund, which is spearheading a set of studies on leaks from the natural gas supply chain.

But the epa and Cornell researchers confirmed last year that methane leaks from gas wells are a major concern.

Interestingly, at least once the censorship seemed to work for the social good: when a false rumour started that eating iodised salt, rather than potassium iodide pills, would protect people from radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the censors deleted the messages.

The tension from this looming threat ratcheted up in January with leaks from Edward Snowden reportedly about a secret $ 80 million National Security Agency program called «Penetrating Hard Targets,» which is focused on building a quantum computer.

Light - Proof: This shows you how well the tent prevents light leaks from getting in.

Bulgaro is not giving any reason for his departure, but he was one of the few commissioners in the ethics board two year history to speak out publicly at a meeting last September, when he complained about leaks from the commission to the media on the Silver investigation.

The land was polluted in the early 1900s by waste from the Solvay Process Co.'s soda ash production and later by a concrete batch plant and a metals scrap yard, as well as leaks from large oil storage tanks.

Meantime, the NRC's Sheehan says there have been no violations related to the water leaks from o - rings.

A common culprit for water loss is caused by leaks from broken or aging underground pipes.

«The possibility of methane leaks from the proposed Constitution Pipeline would be catastrophic to our air and our climate — and if this pipeline were approved, eminent domain would be used to seize land from farmers and homeowners.»

Asked about the Sunday Times story, a government spokesman said: «This is speculation and we do not comment on leaks from cabinet.

Speaker John Bercow has granted an urgent question on the leaks from the Budget which preceded yesterday's announcement.

As the Guardian reports today, Green had allegedly been the recipient of a series of leaks from Jacqui Smith's department.

Assistant commissioner Bob Quick, who headed the investigation into leaks from the Home Office, has welcomed the finding.

But, any greater certainty would have to come down to leaks from the White House from someone familiar with the facts and that leaker's credibility.

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had speculated the outbreaks in August and September were the result of separate leaks from the Pirbright laboratory site, which has been linked to the disease.

Bulgaro is not giving any reason for his departure, but he was one of the few commissioners in the ethics board's two - year history to speak out publicly at a meeting last September, when he complained about leaks from the commission to the media on the Silver investigation.

«Under no circumstances should the report of the panel in as far as it relates to the activities of the NIA be made public and no more leaks from the panel.»

«to investigate suspected criminal offences in relation to a substantial series of leaks from the Home Office potentially involving national security and the impeding of the efficient and effective conduct of government.»

All this coming from just leaks from the WH and research by the media.

Back in the home affairs committe, the Conservative MP Tim Loughton asks Sir Philip Rutnam, permanent secretary at the Home Office, why there have been so many leaks from the Home Office.

In all this the context is the UK Government providing to the UK Parliament information about UK negotiating positions before the UK Parliament gets to hear of those positions via disclosures or leaks from the EU side.

Daytime diapers may provide a short time quick fix, but they are not designed to hold the leaks from your baby for very long.

Unless the new moms buy the right size of diapers for their newborns, they should expect a few leaks from time to time.