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US Underestimates Methane Emissions From Fracking Report
2014-04-17 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ria Novosit: The amount of methane emitted by natural gas extraction, including fracking, is grossly underestimated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to a new study published in the US-based Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Thirteen scientists from different academic and research institutions and fields co-authored the report, which used special airborne instruments to identify large sources of methane and quantify emission rates in southwestern Pennsylvania....
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