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08/16/16

Obscene Amounts of Methane Leaking From Gas Industry

A study revealed that methane, which contributes to global warming for up to 20 years once released in the atmosphere, is leaking at alarming rates from oil and gas industry infrastructure and old wells in the American southwest.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2016/08/15/nasa-industry-source-methane-hot-spot/88812104/

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