According to a RAN report published in June, 25 banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and BNP Paribas, have invested $ 784 billion in coal mining, coal power, «extreme oil» and liquefied
natural gas facilities between 2013 and 2015 (ClimateWire, June 15).
Not exact matches
Under all five variations, plans call for the increase in solar as well as the addition of at least eight
natural gas - fired
facilities with a combined capacity of
between 3,500 - 5,000 megawatts, Koonce said.
The most recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates for greenhouse
gas emissions from the oil and
natural gas sector, released last week, show that as the number of such
facilities have increased in the U.S.
between 2011 and 2014, total greenhouse
gas emissions from oil and
gas operations have risen by about 6.2 percent.
The Transco Compressor Station 62
facility is located
between Gibson and Houma, LA near Bayou Black, where it receives unprocessed
natural gas via pipelines from offshore producers in the Gulf of Mexico.
In the related Dot Earth post, I included some remarkable video shot for the Environmental Protection Agency showing the difference
between looking at an oil or
gas facility with a standard camera and one tuned to the infrared wavelengths absorbed by
gases like methane — the main constituent of
natural gas:
A report published in 2014 found that the turnover
between public servants and fossil fuel industry workers facilitated four permits for liquified
natural gas export
facilities.