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This first-of-its-kind analysis provides investors, operators, natural gas purchasers, policymakers and regulators with the data needed to directly compare relative emissions intensity and total reported methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions for nearly 300 U.S. oil and gas producers. The results reveal dramatic variability between companies and basins.…
View Full ResourceThis fact sheet examines how California can decarbonize with the help of renewable natural gas (RNG).…
View Full ResourceGrowth in U.S. shale gas production has driven the development of natural gas pipelines from producing regions to consuming markets, typically in different states. If long-term growth trends in U.S. shale gas continue, the need for new pipelines could be substantial. One recent analysis by the pipeline industry projected over 30 billion cubic feet per day of new pipeline capacity would be needed through 2025. This new infrastructure could amount to several thousand miles of additional interstate pipeline and on the order of $40 billion in capital investment.
Under the Natural Gas Act, companies seeking to build interstate natural gas …
View Full ResourceThis fact sheet explains how the transportation sector can decarbonize with renewable natural gas.…
View Full ResourceNew gas field developments in Appalachia are unlikely to be profitable as the US energy system undergoes rapid decarbonization, according to a report from the Stockholm Environment Institute’s US Center (SEI) and the Ohio River Valley Institute. Rosy industry projections of a gas-fueled petrochemical buildout led many Appalachian communities to bank on job growth that never arrived and now may never materialize.
The report, “Risks for New Natural Gas Development in Appalachia” is the first quantitative assessment of how Appalachia’s gas industry would fare in a low carbon future, and it spells trouble for an already troubled industry. The report… View Full ResourceA new Ohio River Valley Institute report titled, “Appalachia’s Natural Gas Counties: Contributing more to the U.S. economy and getting less in return” quantifies the decade-long failure of the natural gas boom in the Marcellus and Utica fields to deliver growth in jobs, income, and population to the 22 Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia counties that produce more than 90% of the region’s natural gas.
Contrary to the predictions of the oil and natural gas industry, which a decade ago published economic impact studies saying the expected boom in natural gas production would give rise to over 450,000 new jobs …
View Full ResourceHoosier families, small businesses, farmers and manufacturers saved more than $12 billion from 2009 to 2019, thanks to affordable and reliable natural gas, made possible by increased energy production and safe, responsible infrastructure to deliver it, according to a new report released by Consumer Energy Alliance. Households saved close to $4.6 billion while commercial and industrial users saved more than $8.1 billion combined, according to the report entitled “Abundance of Natural Gas Helps Indiana Maintain its Competitive Edge”.
The report underscores how expanded, environmentally responsible energy infrastructure modernization and natural gas have created billions in energy savings and …
View Full ResourceThis paper provides comprehensive guidance for policymakers on evaluating renewable natural gas resource potential, greenhouse gas emissions impacts, and deployment and policy options at the state level.…
View Full ResourceThis report concludes that liquefied natural gas exports are not an effective climate tool, in large part because of the leakage inherent in producing the gas and the energy required to cool it and ship it.…
View Full ResourceThis report by NGVAmerica includes a review of recent studies and reports that evaluate natural gas and battery electric transit buses. Much of this report is based on data generated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of its evaluations of transit bus operations, including Foothill Transit in California, but also included are the findings from a number of other recent reports and studies.
The desire for cleaner air and the urgency of fighting climate change has put additional emphasis on ensuring that transit buses are powered by the cleanest available fuels. Many environmental advocacy and public interest groups …
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