From Waste to Wealth – Renewable Natural Gas is a Win/Win

The phrase, “Renewable Natural Gas” (RNG), puts a positive face on the recovery and reuse of methane gas leaching out of landfills. One that is entirely justified, as RNG is every bit as green from a financial aspect as it is from an environmental one. This is particularly important today, as the United States has rejoined the Paris Accord with a renewed commitment to reducing greenhouse gases and is looking seriously at options including carbon credits and carbon taxes to drive down the use of fossil fuels and preserve a cleaner world for future generations.

In this paper, we will …

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Benchmarking Methane and Other GHG Emissions of Oil & Natural Gas Production in the United States

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.…

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Decarbonizing California with Renewable Natural Gas Fact Sheet

This fact sheet examines how California can decarbonize with the help of renewable natural gas (RNG).…

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Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Siting: FERC Policy and Issues for Congress

Growth 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 …

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Decarbonize Transportation with Renewable Natural Gas Fact Sheet

This fact sheet explains how the transportation sector can decarbonize with renewable natural gas.…

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Risks for New Natural Gas Development in Appalachia

New 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 Resource

Appalachia’s Natural Gas Counties: Contributing more to the U.S. economy and getting less in return

A 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 …

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Abundance of Natural Gas Helps Indiana Maintain its Competitive Edge

Hoosier 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 …

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Renewable Natural Gas as a Climate Strategy: Guidance for State Policymakers

This 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.…

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Sailing to Nowhere: Liquefied Natural Gas Is Not an Effective Climate Strategy

This 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.…

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