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Gulf Coast oil and gas expansion will generate half a billion annual tons of emissions in U.S.: report- oil and gas 360

Gulf Coast oil and gas expansion will generate half a billion annual tons of emissions in U.S.: report

Houston Chronicle More than half a billion tons of additional greenhouse gas emissions per year — equivalent to 8 percent of total U.S. emissions — may be generated by new oil, gas and petrochemical facilities in Texas and Louisiana, University of Texas researchers estimate. New petrochemical plants, liquefied natural gas export terminals and refineries being built along the coasts of Texas and