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Re:Methane leaks from US gas fields dwarf government estimates by sgc on Friday June 22, 2018 @05:17PM (#17377443)
Methane tax.
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Re:Methane leaks from US gas fields dwarf government estimates by thaumasiotes on Friday June 22, 2018 @05:53PM (#17377737)
Methane contains just as much carbon as carbon dioxide does. (By volume; by weight it would be a lot more.)
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Re:Methane leaks from US gas fields dwarf government estimates by tajen on Friday June 22, 2018 @06:45PM (#17378139)
...but is 84x more potent as a greenhouse gas as if we burn it.
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Re:Methane leaks from US gas fields dwarf government estimates by mklarmann on Saturday June 23, 2018 @04:32AM (#17380208)
If we not burn it, actually
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