First-time reports from industry reveal massive methane emissions.

First-time reports from industry reveal massive methane emissions. U.S. EPA's addition of oil, gas and coal methane emissions to its online greenhouse gas tracking tool revealed an 82.6-million-metric-ton increase in carbon dioxide equivalents over numbers from the previous year, when those figures were not available. ClimateWire

As of 2011 fossil fuels produced 83 percent of the world's energy according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). CSM

Christian Science Monitor

Energy independence for fossil fuels? There's no such thing.

Christian Science Monitor

- ‎Dec 27, 2012‎

As of 2011 fossil fuels produced 83 percent of the world's energy according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Wind, Solar don't do this: Gas explosion in Springfield, Massachusetts levels building, injures eight Reuters

Gas explosion in Springfield, Massachusetts levels building, injures eight

Reuters

- ‎19 minutes ago‎

Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:39pm EST. (Reuters) - An explosion triggered by a gas leak destroyed a building in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, on Friday, injuring at least eight people although none seriously, police said.

$8 Natural Gas; We're Right On Schedule Forbes

$8 Natural Gas; We're Right On Schedule
Forbes
New natural gas rig counts hit the wires Friday morning and on cue the number decreased yet another 15 rigs to 422, another 21st century low and a massive 55% below the 936 peak one year ago. An article was published by me on July 22nd predicting a ...
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***** Natural Gas industry needs to come clean on hydrofracking The Hill

Gas industry needs to come clean on hydrofracking

The Hill (blog)-20 hours ago

As Thomas Friedman recently noted, the carbon advantage that natural gas holds over coal can be undermined by leakage from pipelines and wellheads of ...

WOW: What Does the Future Hold for Natural Gas Prices? OilPrice

What Does the Future Hold for Natural Gas Prices?

OilPrice.com-18 hours ago

Asian demand for natural gas has risen sharply in recent years. Prices in ... It's lighter than air and will disperse into the atmosphere at every leak. Natural gas ...

UK shale gas is more lead balloon than silver bullet Equities.com

Australia joins UN-led climate coalition Reuters

Australia joins UN-led climate coalition

Reuters-23 minutes ago

BEIJING, Sept 28 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Australia on Friday announced it will join the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, a U.N.-led initiative to cut short-lived ...

Cheaper gas poses biggest threat to wind Financial Times

Cheaper gas poses biggest threat to wind

Financial Times-4 hours ago

By Ed Crooks. The threat facing the US wind industry is summed up in a single table produced by the government's Energy Information Administration.

Switch to Natural Gas from Coal Plant: $65 million per plant

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/166533326.html

Economists support natural gas regulation

Economists favor federal spending cuts, tax hikes
NBCNews.com (blog)
A smaller majority supports national regulations covering natural gas fracking, which is the process used to extract natural gas by forcing chemical-laced water and sand into the rock to expand cracks and fissures. Critics say the process pollutes ...

Natural Gas pioneers: 'Fund Renewable Energy Research.'

http://www.chron.com/business/article/Decades-of-federal-dollars-helped-fuel-gas-boom-3887289.php

Natural gas range from $2-16 MMBtu's. $2 to go to $7

http://theenergycollective.com/rachel-young/113776/energy-efficiency-looks-beyond-natural-gas-boom

Natural Gas plant - $3B per Gigawatt (?)

"In the Midwest, coal-fired power plants capable of producing about 12,000 megawatts of power will be replaced in the next few years with gas-fired turbines, at a cost of $33 billion, according to a study released this spring."

http://www.statejournal.com/story/18363508/coal-to-gas-conversion-not-an-easy-decision-for-midwest-utilities

New EPA Rules Could Prevent 'Fracking' Backlash - Businessweek www.businessweek

New EPA Rules Could Prevent 'Fracking' Backlash - Businessweek

www.businessweek.com/.../new-epa-rules-could-prevent-fracking-ba...

Apr 18, 2012 – ... emissions from natural gas production, a rare set of regulations that may ... Most of the leakage occurs where it's taken from the ground, and ...

Massachusetts on the Verge of Passing Natural Gas Leak Legislation

Massachusetts on the Verge of Passing Natural Gas Leak Legislation

In the final session of the legislative calendar, natural gas pipeline safety advocates are looking to the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill today that would require natural gas companies to more closely monitor and repair the thousands of existing natural gas leaks across the state and develop a comprehensive natural gas infrastructure replacement program
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Natural Gas and the Invisible Spill: How Much Methane Is Reaching the Atmosphere?

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2111562,00.html#ixzz26kcBXD5z

Is Shale Natural Gas Worse for the Climate Than Coal? TIME

Is Shale Natural Gas Worse for the Climate Than Coal?

Read more: http://science.time.com/2011/04/11/frack-is-shale-natural-gas-worse-for-the-climate-than-coal/#ixzz26kbQmrim

The End of Global Warming: How to Save the Earth in 2 Easy Steps

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/the-end-of-global-warming-how-to-save-the-earth-in-2-easy-steps/262418/