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Climate Benefits of Natural Gas Questioned in Major New Report

2014-02-14 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been underestimating methane leaks from natural gas production and use by 25 to 75 percent, according to a comprehensive assessment of more than 200 studies. When the methane leaks are accounted for, natural gas contributes to climate change more than industry and the EPA have claimed, concludes the report by a team of U.S. scientists. In some cases, natural gas contributes to warming more than other fossil fuel sources. For instance, fueling trucks and...

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