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Southern Tier’s natural gas eyed for extraction (again) – The Capitol Pressroom

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Southern Tier’s natural gas eyed for extraction (again) – The Capitol Pressroom

Southern Tier Solutions is hoping to secure at least 100,000 acres of land in Broome, Chemung, and Tioga counties, with the long-term goal of landing 1 million acres, which they would develop for “closed-loop drilling” that would pump carbon dioxide into the ground and remove methane, the primary component of natural gas. Instead of piping the gas around the state, the company wants to build 10 power plants in the region, which would pump any byproducts back into the ground.

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How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to sell more gas stoves : NPR

In the late 1960s, natural gas utilities launched "Operation Attack," a bold marketing campaign to bring lots more gas stoves into people's kitchens.

The gas utilities called Operation Attack their "most ambitious advertising and merchandising program ever." But as it got underway, concerns were becoming public about indoor pollution from gas stoves, including household levels of nitrogen dioxide.

Around the same time, Dr. Carl Shy, a federal public health researcher, was looking into the health effects of nitrogen dioxide. In 1970, Shy published a study showing that families exposed to greater levels of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide outdoors had higher rates of respiratory illness than families in less-polluted areas. The research caught the attention of the gas utility industry, and they asked Shy for a meeting.

Utilities Pursue Pipeline Sales as Natural-Gas Bans Catch On – WSJ

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Utilities Pursue Pipeline Sales as Natural-Gas Bans Catch On – WSJ

National Grid PLC NGG 1.18%increase; green up pointing triangle is exploring a possible sale of part of its pipeline network serving the Northeast as lawmakers there look to curtail fossil-fuel use, according to people familiar with the matter. One option under discussion at the British utility company is to sell a minority interest in the network, some of the people said.

Germany halts Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after Russia sends troops into eastern Ukraine | NPR

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Germany halts Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after Russia sends troops into eastern Ukraine | NPR

Nord Stream 2: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the pipeline "cannot go online" with Russian troops in eastern Ukraine and that Germany is assessing other ways to secure its energy needs. The U.S. has said that Europe would be too dependent on Russia for its energy needs should the project come to fruition.

Natural gas still is the most environmentally friendly way of making electricity 🏭

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Natural gas still is the most environmentally friendly way of making electricity 🏭

I have long been a proponent of natural gas. I think when you holistically at impacts of natural gas, from the drilling and fracking of the wells, to the pipes and compressor stations, to the burning at the power plant, per unit of electricity generated, it really has one of the best environmental records. It’s not to say that producing electricity with gas doesn’t have it’s issues — it produces carbon dioxide, pipes leak methane and sometimes gas wells cause pollution — but on the kilowatt-by-killowatt basis it’s environmental record remains one of the best in the electricity generating industry.

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New York City Council votes to ban natural gas stovetops in new buildings : NPR

In a vote Wednesday, New York's city council approved a ban on natural gas in newly constructed buildings, joining cities like San Jose and San Francisco that have made similar commitments to reduce emissions.

Moving away from natural gas means that stoves and heat pumps will be powered by electricity instead, cutting down on carbon emissions. Nearly 40% of carbon emissions in the country — and more than half of New York City's emissions — come from buildings.

The new ban, with 40 votes in the affirmative and seven votes against the measure, applies to buildings that are seven stories or shorter by the end of 2023; buildings that are taller have an additional four years to comply. There are some exceptions in the bill, including hospitals, laundromats and crematoriums.