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It’s bound to bring renewed scrutiny to Big Oil.
The US Senate Energy Committee has released a batch of emails between BP executives on whether the company needed to invest in curbing greenhouse gas (greenhouse gas) emissions from one of its oil and gas projects off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. The emails also revealed that BP’s Vice President of Engineering stated that…
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Research shows oil field flaring emits methane five times greater than expected.
US oil and gas companies emit at least 1.3 billion tonnes of methane per year, according to a report by Environmental Defense Fund. Methane, a greenhouse gas, contributes to global warming and packs a bigger short- term punch than even carbon dioxide. Former US Vice President Al Gore said the country’s oil and gas industry…