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Environmental Group Alleges Scientific Fraud in Disputed Methane Studies
2016-06-11 12:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency has been asked to examine whether a significant recent study of greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields was technically flawed--and whether researchers brushed aside concerns that methane pollution was being understated. The emission of methane, a much more potent greenhouse gas in the short term than carbon dioxide, has proven difficult to measure. The latest complaint is a volley in a long-running skirmish among academics,...
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