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Frackers Are Losing $1.5 Billion Yearly to Leaks
2013-04-05 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Desk: Of all the many and varied consequences of fracking (water contamination, injured workers, earthquakes, the list goes on) one of the least understood is so-called "fugitive" methane emissions. Methane is the primary ingredient of natural gas, and it escapes into the atmosphere at every stage of production: at wells, in processing plants, and in pipes on its way to your house. According to a new study, it could become one of the worst climate impacts of the fracking boom--and yet, it`s one of the...
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