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Measuring Fugitive Methane Emissions from Fracking
2013-01-04 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A Cornell study released last year, lead by Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology Robert Howarth, was the first of its kind to study the global warming impact of natural gas extraction from shale deposits. The conclusion was that fracking releases up to 8 percent of the extracted methane directly into the atmosphere, and reports that all methane will contribute to 44 percent of global warming. Photo Andrew Michler In recent days, news reports and blog posts have highlighted the problem...
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