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  2. Health and environmental impact of the petroleum industry

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    Natural gas is much cleaner than oil in terms of emissions. [79] However natural gas has its limitation in terms of mass production. For example, in order to switch from crude oil to natural gas there are technical and network changes that need to occur before the implementation can be complete.

  3. Environmental impact of the energy industry - Wikipedia

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    The three fossil fuel types are coal, petroleum and natural gas. It was estimated by the Energy Information Administration that in 2006 primary sources of energy consisted of petroleum 36.8%, coal 26.6%, natural gas 22.9%, amounting to an 86% share for fossil fuels in primary energy production in the world. [19]

  4. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, meaning it causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere, rather than being released into space, raising the Earth's temperature – known as global warming. [302] Alongside greenhouse gas emissions the industry is also responsible for almost 35% of microplastic pollution in the oceans. [301]

  5. Pollution - Wikipedia

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    Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. [1] Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring ...

  6. Glossary of environmental science - Wikipedia

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    In many environmental situations environmental deterioration may be caused by a few while the cost is borne by the community; examples would include overfishing, pollution (e.g. production of greenhouse emissions that are not compensated for in any way by taxes etc.), the environmental cost of land-clearing etc.

  7. Air pollution from oil and gas worsening in Carlsbad, Loving ...

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    Growing air pollution in southeast New Mexico was tied to surging oil and gas production via an ongoing study in the Carlsbad area.

  8. Environmental disaster - Wikipedia

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    Environmental disasters have historically affected agriculture, wildlife biodiversity, the economy, and human health. The most common causes include pollution that seeps into groundwater or a body of water, emissions into the atmosphere, and depletion of natural resources, industrial activity, and agricultural practices. [5]

  9. Court moves forward with oil and gas pollution lawsuit ...

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    A favorable verdict in the case for the plaintiffs could have wide-reaching impacts on oil and gas production in New Mexico, namely the Permian Basin oilfields in the southeast, as the suit called ...