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Clearing the Air: Reducing Upstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Natural Gas Systems
World Resources Institute
1 mentions — 2 months ago
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This working paper focuses primarily on evaluating and reducing upstream methane emissions in the natural gas sector. We outline a number of state and federal policies and industry best practices to cost-effectively reduce fugitive methane emissions.WRI working papers contain preliminary research, analysis, findings, and recommendations.They are circulated to ...
Zipcar’s Purchase by Avis: Car Sharing Success or Failure?
WRI Insights
1 mentions — 4 months ago
Zipcar’s $500 million acquisition by Avis-Budget Group announced last Wednesday is a watershed moment for the car-sharing industry. What will it mean for car sharing?Barely 10 years ago, no one knew whether car sharing could even work in North America, let alone become a staple of trendy and pragmatic urban living. Yet today Zipcar, plus dozens of innovative start-ups like City CarShare, PhillyCarShare, I-Go, and CommunAuto, have grown into robust community assets in every major U.S. and Canadian city.Car sharing has made an indelible mark on how we live in ...
What Did We Learn About Climate And Energy In 2012?
ThinkProgress
11 mentions — 4 months ago
This year has been one of those worst-of-years and best-of-years. In its failures, there are signs of hope.An unprecedented stream of extreme weather events worldwide tragically reminded us that we’re losing the fight against climate change. For the first time since 1988, climate change was totally ignored in ...