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In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of scientists estimated that the gas well—owned by ExxonMobil—leaked around 120 metric tons of methane per hour over a period of 20 days before the company managed to fix the problem. This amounted to a total of more than 50,000 tons of methane. The authors—led by Sudhanshu Pandey from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research—said that the hourly emission rate from the leak was about twice that of the widely reported event at an oil and gas storage facility in Alison Canyon, California, which took place in 2015—the largest known methane leak in the country....

Like Friedman, many people feel torn between their careers and their inclinations toward public service. But as Americans grow more savvy about helping the environment, organizations and services are popping up to help workers bridge that gap. “We get this question from a lot of people,” says Kevin Doyle, coauthor of “The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference” and president of the work-force development firm Green Economy, Inc....

The 30-year-old made an impressive start to his international career last year, taking 17 wickets in four Tests against South Africa and the West Indies at an average of 19.64. Roland-Jones suffered soreness in his back during the recent game at Derbyshire, which ruled him out of bowling in the second half of the match. Scans confirmed a recurrence of the stress fracture he suffered in September. “Everybody at the club is devastated for Toby and our immediate thoughts are with him, and that he makes a full recovery,” said Middlesex managing director of cricket Angus Fraser....

With the game tied up at 1-1 with seconds left, it looked like we were headed for overtime. But that’s when it happened. Japan crossed a ball in that didn’t look particularly dangerous and as English defender Laura Bassett tried to clear it, the ball struck her foot at a weird angle and it ricocheted straight towards her own goal. MORE: USA vs. Japan: date, time, channel | The best of England vs....

India made three changes to the playing XI, handing young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant his maiden Test cap, while fit-again Jasprit Bumrah was back in the fold replacing Kuldeep Yadav and Shikhar Dhawan came in for Murali Vijay. England made just one change, bringing in all-rounder Ben Stokes in place of Sam Curran. Teams: India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah...

Caribbean cricket is synonymous with ‘chin music’, the art of short-pitched fast bowling. Plunkett wants to give the West Indies team a taste of their own medicine in a three-Test series. “I might come in and try and rough them up a little bit,” Plunkett was quoted as saying by England Cricket Board’s (ECB) official website. “That’s why I train hard. I feel like that’s why I stand out from the rest....

Southgate and his players have been hailed back home after reaching the last four for the first time since 1990, and for bringing together a nation bitterly divided over Brexit. “They see a team that leaves everything on the pitch, which they have, and played with style. I think the public have enjoyed it,” Southgate said before Saturday’s third place play-off against Belgium. “They’ve got to know the players a little bit better and realised the perception is different from the reality....

India’s tour of England is coming to its finale. It is great to see that this 5 match test series has been given the most importance instead of the T20 series or the ODI series by the fans and the media. Although India has already lost the series, still there have been some positives we can relish on. Virat Kohli scored big in England The big million dollar question before the series started was “Will Virat Kohli score runs in England?...

England has already made history simply by reaching the Euro final — its first major tournament final in 55 years — and it’s done it on the back of impressive defensive performances (only one goal conceded) and timely scoring from its veteran forwards Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane. But English fans are used to heartbreak over the years, and they know the final hurdle has often proven to be the toughest for this team....

Gareth Southgate has recently received plenty of praise for attempting to give younger players a chance in the senior side, with the former Middlesbrough coach in charge of the Under-21 side before succeeding Sam Allardyce. England 18/1 to win World Cup In England’s two most recent internationals – 0-0 draws with Germany and Brazil – Southgate handed debuts to Tammy Abraham, Joe Gomez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Dominic Solanke, while the core of the squad was made up of similarly youthful options....

Meanwhile Yonsei itself is offering more classes in English to keep students from seeking overseas study. Other elite universities, including Korea University and Ewha Woman’s University, also recently created English-only undergraduate programs. And the same basic strategy—designed to both prevent brain drain and attract top foreign students—is spreading beyond Korea. While the national universities of Singapore and Hong Kong have long been considered good alternatives to U.S. schools because of their heavy use of English, other non-English-speaking countries like Japan and China have introduced similar programs....

One of the more pressing issues hepatitis C sufferers face is deficiency of important vitamins. This can be detrimental not only in its own right, but also because it can hinder the efficacy of the drugs taking on the condition. Due to a variety of factors, chronic patients often lack adequate levels of vitamins A, D, B1 (thiamine), and B12, among others. Since the consequences of such deficits can be so severe, it’s essential that patients try and supplement these....

This opens up a range of new visuals and styles for you to work with, but also creates its own sets of limitations and considerations. In this article, we will cover how to enable and work with 3D layers, as well as how to add and animate 3D cameras to create dynamic movements. A scenario in which we animate and move text in a 3D space will also be examined....

Two sources familiar with the plans told The New York Times that changes to the rules due in November are expected to roll back limits on the “the leaching of dangerous heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury.” Critics of the proposal have raised concerns over the public health implications of loosening regulations around the storage of coal ash. “The EPA is not only selling out the health of the mostly rural communities near coal ash disposal sites but also asking the public to effectively subsidize one of the most significant contributors to climate change,” Sarah Saadoun, business and human rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement....

Several weeks ago, Epic Games started releasing cryptic hints that they were working on a third major project, and those who guessed it was a shooter appear to be right on the money. The upcoming title was revealed today in a silent video that showed off one of the playable characters stoically posing. Paragon will be a PC-based shooter, although Epic Games has so far refrained from saying almost anything else about it....

The squad: Alastair Cook, Matt Prior, James Anderson, Johnny Bairstow, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Michael Carberry, Steven Finn, Monty Panesar, Kevin Pietersen, Boyd Rankin, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett, Jonathan Trott. Tim Bresnan, Graham Onions, Nick Compton are the three casualties, although ECB had mentioned that Bresnan, who is injured, might make a comeback. 0 votes

Uncapped Gunn, who is on loan at Norwich City from Premier League leaders Manchester City, played the full 90 minutes as England’s U21s won 2-0 away to Ukraine on Friday. Brazil 6/1 to beat England 1-0 The 21-year-old has subsequently been promoted to the senior setup after the withdrawal of Stoke City stopper Jack Butland, who broke a finger in training in his latest injury setback. With Butland unavailable, coach Gareth Southgate gave Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford a chance to impress against Germany at Wembley on Friday....

24th June 2012, Ashley Cole walks up to the penalty spot to take England’s soon to be last kick of the ball in Euro 2012. He launches it low but not quite wide enough to score as the once World XI keeper Buffon makes a save. Italy, Buffon’s team, calmly convert the next. Hearts are broken. English fans had just started to believe that they could go all the way and win the tournament....

Anya Shrubsole hit the winning runs off the first ball she faced, with the hosts needing two runs from the final three balls of the innings. In a tight encounter at Bristol, South Africa scored 218 for six off their 50 overs, with Mignon du Preez top scoring with an unbeaten 76 off 95 balls. England were in sight of victory but lost two wickets for four runs in nine balls before Shrubsole’s first-ball boundary sealed a place in Sunday’s final at a sold-out Lord’s against either holders Australia or India, who meet on Thursday....