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Methane in Atmosphere May Greatly Exceed Estimates, Report Says
2015-08-04 09:06:09| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A device commonly used to measure the methane that leaks from industrial sources may greatly underestimate those emissions, said an inventor of the technology that the device relies on. The claim, published Tuesday in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, suggests that the amount of escaped methane, a potent greenhouse gas, could be far greater than accepted estimates from scientists, industry and regulators. The new paper focuses on a much-heralded report sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund...
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