US-EU methane rules won’t meaningfully impact temperatures

In March, the US Environmental Protection Agency published new methane emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry. The European Union enacted new rules to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector in May. Agriculture is also being targeted regarding methane. But methane regulations, even if established worldwide, won’t have a measurable effect on global temperatures. However, they will raise costs for energy and food, impacting consumers and businesses. On March 8, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its rule on methane emissions for the oil and gas sector. The rule is intended to “reduce wasteful methane emissions that endanger communities [...]

By |2024-07-11T12:01:33-04:00July 12th, 2024|Comments Off on US-EU methane rules won’t meaningfully impact temperatures
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A little learning on natural gas, methane, and climate change

Even if regulations on U.S. methane emissions could completely stop the increase of atmospheric methane (they can’t), they would likely only lower the average global temperature in the year 2222 by about 0.2 °C, a completely trivial amount.

By |2022-11-28T07:52:44-05:00November 27th, 2022|Comments Off on A little learning on natural gas, methane, and climate change
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COP 26: Methane madness

The three big sources of natural gas "leakage" are energy, livestock and rice growing and they are roughly equal.

By |2021-11-03T22:59:05-04:00November 4th, 2021|Comments Off on COP 26: Methane madness
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Peer-reviewed study debunks hydropower methane claims

A team of scientists analyzed the methane impacts of more than 100 hydro power dams in the Mekong delta and found the vast majority have a similar greenhouse gas footprint to wind and solar power.

By |2018-03-22T22:48:43-04:00March 22nd, 2018|Comments Off on Peer-reviewed study debunks hydropower methane claims
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Methane mendacity – and madness

The Obama Administration drive to eliminate U.S. use of fossil fuels is nothing short of insanity (or a devious plot to weaken the U.S. against foreign foes). The results of these policies will either be catastrophic destruction of American cropland, fuel rationing (and maybe even vehicle rationing), and economic collapse. Meanwhile, so-called "developing" countries will get a free pass so that the overall impact on the environment will likely be negative. But the politicians and their friends will get rich rewards and not be bound by the diktats they impose on others.

By |2016-04-10T15:08:19-04:00April 10th, 2016|15 Comments
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We need protection from the EPA

The EPA is becoming notorious for faking its cost-benefit numbers to justify onerous, and environmentally useless, regulations that will impose billions of dollars in compliance costs, cost many jobs, and seriously weaken the U.S. economy -- that is, unless the federal courts shoot them down for failing to follow the law. From the Clean Power Plan's assault on life-giving carbon dioxide to particulate matter and methane and more, the EPA is shameless in using buddy-reviewed (rather than truly peer-reviewed) research (often hidden from even the oversight of Congress to avoid any scrutiny) and even anecdotal material to justify regulations with enormous economic consequences. This, says CFACT advisor Larry Bell, must stop.

By |2015-10-26T18:06:28-04:00October 26th, 2015|6 Comments
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Congress’ job: “Reins” in the runaway EPA

Now that he no longer has to face the public, President Obama may soon unleash a torrent of radical executive orders with far-reaching consequences, but his regulatory bodies are advancing an all-out war on the U.S. oil and gas industry that can only be curtailed through Congressional action (at least for now). The chief problem is that the EPA's regulations constitute “s power without accountability — a useful formula politically but an abysmal one for policy-making." The REINS Act would end this shell game.”

By |2014-11-10T19:44:42-05:00November 10th, 2014|1 Comment
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