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I don't "hate" the news media, I make an effort to see them as they are, and use the information they purvey rather carefully.

I find the business news outlets are generally the best.  They don't usually have articles on movie stars and whatevers.  I think their readers are there for the basic news, not opinion and fluff pieces.  I don't watch TV news of any ilk unless my wife has local news on to catch the weather (which is weird to me since a phone app does that in seconds).

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Been a really hot fall. Almost like summer, many high-80's and even some low 90's type days. 

WASHINGTON —
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a final rule announced Tuesday by the Biden administration.

The Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate law. The new fee is intended to encourage industry to adopt best practices that reduce emissions of methane — the primary component of natural gas — and thereby avoid paying.

Methane is a climate “super pollutant” that is far more potent in the short term than carbon dioxide and is responsible for about one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. The oil and natural gas sector is the largest industrial source of methane emissions in the United States, and advocates say reduction of methane emissions is a crucial way to slow climate change.

The rule, announced at an international climate conference in Azerbaijan, comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to head the agency in Trump's second term. If confirmed by the Senate, Zeldin is expected to move to reverse or loosen dozens of environmental regulations approved under President Joe Biden as Trump seeks to establish U.S. “energy dominance″ worldwide.

Trump is likely to target the methane fee amid a flurry of expected actions he has promised to deregulate the oil and gas industry.

As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced in 2024 could result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,200 per ton in 2025 and $1,500 per ton by 2026. Industry groups are likely to challenge the rule, including any effort to impose a retroactive fee.

The rule will not become final until early next year, following publication in the Federal Register.

I don’t know about other facilities, but in ours we track fugitive emissions.  Every flange and connection is tagged, and they come around about once per quarter with portable emissions equipment and test each connection. Those that fail have to be repaired within a certain amount of time, like 3-30 days, and if they’re not they are reported. They’re reported anyways, but you may have what’s called a Title V deviation. They also monitor our flares, which are a big emissions source because not all the combustible gas is destructed. When you’re burning millions of pounds of HRVOCs you’re going to release thousands of pounds of unburned chemicals, unless you’re using a thermal oxidizer.  

There’s no bullshit either. If we leak it, they report it. They’re very strict on that, internally. And, we’ve actually upgraded our emissions checking equipment over time to get better results. Faster GC’S, more sensitive GC’S, better flow meters, etc. 

There’s no bullshit either. If we leak it, they report it. They’re very strict on that, internally. And, we’ve actually upgraded our emissions checking equipment over time to get better results. Faster GC’S, more sensitive GC’S, better flow meters, etc.

I'm sure China is doing the same

ABC national news said 90% chance last night

Have greenhouse gas emissions finally peaked? : NPR

Even when emissions start to fall, the Earth will still be on track for extreme impacts from climate change. Any added greenhouse gases will keep warming the planet. Emissions would need to be cut roughly in half by 2035 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the key benchmark countries agreed to pursue in climate negotiations.
"We know that peaking is the start of the journey," says Neil Grant, a senior climate and energy analyst at Climate Analytics, a climate think tank.
"But peaking emissions would be a real sign of human agency. If we could say: look, we can turn the corner, that would highlight to me that we do have power and so it would be a hopeful thing for me."



I see zero chance human emissions will be cut by half by 2035.  I would like to see some sort of realistic projection showing it to be possible.