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Only, but only a little gas gets out. It's ok. Coal is the enemy mainly because you can see it. Natural Gas requires infrared camera to detect. No this isn't s
by diffraction 10y ago
Only, but only a little gas gets out. It's ok. Coal is the enemy mainly because you can see it. Natural Gas requires infrared camera to detect. No this isn't snark/cynicism: we regulate the opacity of a scrubbed coal plant's output.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/25/california-gas-leak-was-the-worst-man-made-greenhouse-gas-disaster-in-u-s-history-study-says/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20...
- sampo 10y agoEven if only 1% leaks, but because methane is a 100x more potent greenhouse gas, this 1% leak doubles the climate impact of natural gas.