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A Close Look at Fugitive Methane Emissions from Natural Gas
2013-04-02 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: Natural gas is booming in the United States. Production has increased by 20 percent in the last five years, fueled largely by technological advances in shale gas extraction. Other countries--including China--are now studying our experience with this abundant new resource. But the growing role of natural gas in the U.S. energy mix hasnt come without controversy. Natural gas development poses a variety of environmental risks. In addition to habitat disruption and impacts on local water and air...
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