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Frack-happy Colorado clamps down on methane pollution
2014-02-25 21:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Frackers and other companies that handle natural gas will have to start being at least a little bit neighborly in Colorado, where new rules will force them to clamp down on methane leaks from wells, tanks, and pipelines. When methane (natural gas is pretty much just methane) escapes during drilling and transportation, it fuels ozone pollution and global warming. Methane concentrations in the atmosphere are rising, and methane leaks are a major problem in the U.S. By one recent estimate, the U.S....
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