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New report estimates enough natural gas leaking negate climate benefit

2015-06-24 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Natural gas has been touted as an environmentally friendly substitute to coal and oil production, but a new report estimates enough gas is leaking to negate most of the climate benefits of process. The report, commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund and carried out by environmental consulting group ICF International, estimated the amount of leaks from natural gas and oil production on federal and tribal land in the US. It also looked at venting and flaring, processes in which drilling sites...

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