Category Archives: emissions

“Explosive methane will create two million jobs!”

Posted on 3 July 2017 by

The American Petroleum Institute has trotted out a commissioned study claiming an increase of two million jobs in 2040 off a base of four million (in 2015). First, these are not people working with development or distribution of natural gas. … Continue reading →

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“Bigger Isn’t Always Better When It Comes to Data”: Barry Nussbaum

Posted on 22 May 2017 by

The President’s Corner in the May 2017 issue of Amstat News, the monthly newsletter of the American Statistical Association (“ASA”), features the interesting exposition by environmental statistician and President of the ASA, Barry Nussbaum, called “Bigger isn’t always better when … Continue reading →

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