Sunday, January 18, 2015

Obama’s Plan Misses The Heart Of The Problem


Obama has used his executive authority to put a new plan to reduce methane emissions in the U.S. by 40-45% within ten years. Sounds great right? However, here’s where the problem starts. The plan the White House has put forward will only apply to future gas emitting processes, ignoring the large quantities produced by existing infrastructure. While this is a good step in the right direction on changing our business as usual predictions for the future. To read more here is the link to the TheGuardian article. 
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