More than one-quarter of the world's oil and almost one-fifth of the world's natural gas come from offshore, even though offshore drilling is six to seven times more expensive than drilling on land.

全球超过四分之一的石油和近五分之一的天然气来自近海，尽管近海钻探的成本是陆地钻探的六到七倍。

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Agriculture, forestry, and land use change account for more than 30% of greenhouse gas emissions.

农业、林业和土地利用的变化占温室气体排放的30%以上。

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For the environment, organising committees assess as many as 34 distinct factors over time. They include air quality, land usage trends and greenhouse gas emissions.

就环境方面而言，组委会要在一段时间内评定多达34个不同的因素，其中包括空气质量、土地使用趋势和温室气体排放。

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But at the last minute he found a place to land and get gas.

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The land can also release nitrous oxide, a heat-trapping gas.

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Raising livestock and clearing land for farms and ranches are significant greenhouse-gas emitters.

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Oil and gas companies use traditional horizontal drilling techniques to bore into the land were gas is trapped.

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Money manager Adam Newar with Eden Capital Management in Houston likes Nabors Industries and Patterson Energy, which focus on drilling low-risk gas wells on land.

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Plattsburgh Press-Republican and Glens Falls Chronicle outdoors columnist Dan Ladd said he understands the need for DEC to control information on contentious topics such as hydrofracturing for natural gas and state land deals, but not those related to hunting and fishing.

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