EPA Methane Rules Would Only Slow Global Warming By 0.0047 Degrees [VIDEO]

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EPA Methane Rules Would Only Slow Global Warming By 0.0047 Degrees [VIDEO]

Posted By Andrew Follett On 5:10 PM 05/02/2016 In | No Comments

Proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations intended to lower methane emissions from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to fight global warming would only lower the temperature by 0.0047 degrees Celsius by the year 2100, according to calculations performed Monday by the industry group Energy In Depth (EID).

The EPA’s proposed rules would have essentially no impact on global temperatures, only causing a temperature drop of 0.0047 degrees Celsius by the year 2100. The rules would make it hard to produce natural gas, which would likely increase other greenhouse gas emissions that drive global warming.

The EID calculations and research cited several scientific studies to support the idea that methane emissions from the entire natural gas system are very low and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. Oil and natural gas production of methane is not to blame for the global spike in emissions, according to a study published in the journal Science in March and American greenhouse gas emissions of all types are broadly declining, largely due to fracking.

Even the EPA has noted that rising natural gas use is reponsible for falling greenhouse gas emissions, saying in an April report “a decrease in the carbon intensity of fuels consumed to generate electricity has occurred due to…increased natural gas consumption and other generation sources.”

The EPA’s own data shows that methane emissions have declined as fracking increased natural gas production, but the environmental agency still wants to regulate methane to reduce global warming.

The EID and EPA’s conclusions directly contradict those of The Sierra Club and other environmental groups, which have long claimed that the environmental advantages of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are negated by increased methane emissions.

The biggest cause of declining carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is America’s fracking boom, not solar or wind power, according to a study published last November by the Manhattan Institute.

The study shows that solar power is responsible for a mere 1 percent of the decline in American CO2 emissions, while natural gas is responsible for nearly 20 percent. U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by 1,022 million tons, making them significantly lower than their peak in 2007.

For every ton of carbon dioxide cut by solar power, fracking has cut 13 tons.

“The transition from coal to natural gas for electricity generation has probably been the single largest contributor to the … largely unexpected decline in U.S. CO2 emissions” says Berkeley Earth, concurring with more formal assessments from the Department of Energy.

The U.S. has reduced greenhouse gas emissions more than in any other country, a fact which even The Sierra Club acknowledges, though they refuse to attribute the decline in emissions to natural gas that they oppose politically.

The environmental regulations green groups want to place on methane would also be incredibly expensive for the average American.

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[geronl]

so, they wanna ban cows and force everyone to get their meat and milk at the store, I guess. 

[mountaineer]

Not content to destroy the oil and coal industries, the EPA will make sure natural gas also disappears. We will heat our homes with wood. No, wait, burning wood will violate even more EPA regs. Invest in sweaters, folks.

[bob434]

I've posted this many times elsewhere- but it's important- because people think there is a big thick blanket of CO2 in the atmosphere covering the globe, and not allowing heat to escape into space- nothing could be further from the truth- in order for htere to be a thick blanket of CO2 thick enough to prevent heat from escaping, the amount would have to be much much higher than it actually is

The atmosphere weighs nearly 6 quadrillion tons- only a tiny fraction of that is actually CO2- the %'s are are follows

Both sources of CO2 (man and nature) amount to just 0.04% of our atmosphere

Man is responsible for just 3.4% of that 0.04%........  This next part is important

3.4% of 0.04% = just 0.00136% of the atmosphere

0.00136% of the atmosphere does not amount to a thick blanket of CO2 around the globe- There simply is not enough CO2 to create a thick blanket- There is simply no way 0.00136% of our atmosphere can possibly capture enough heat to cause global warming- almost 100% of escaping heat gets through un-captured- what little does get captured, an even smaller percentage actually gets back radiated in the 'right direction' back to earth- most of what is captured is radiated out to space-

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A further devastating fact is that temperatures always rise first, then 800 years later CO2 rises- Therefore CO2 can not possibly be the cause of rising temperatures

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A further devastating fact is that despite 20 years of rising CO2 in the past 2 decades, temperatures did not rise- despite NASA's lie that they 'actually have risen' (Here's how they came to this 'new revelation'- they claimed one satellite 'drifted off course' so what they did was throw out the actual temperature readings, and invented new ones to fit the agenda/claim/lie- these charlatans are absolutely devoid of integrity- They invented new numbers out of thin air- all in an effort to hide the fact that there was no warming for 20 years despite rising CO2 levels-

Folks- 0.00136% of our atmosphere is not capable of capturing or creating anywhere enough heat to cause even a slight quiver in the global thermometer- (what little does get captured, doesn't remain in the atmosphere and only a tiny fraction is back radiated to earth- what little makes it back to earth gets immediately nullified by the now overwhelmingly cooler temperatures- equilibrium is quickly reached- there just isn't enough warmer air that gets back radiated to cause any change at all worth noting-

[MajorClay]

Awesome, now defund the EPA