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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by gibolt on Friday August 16, 2019 @02:14PM (#20717898)
The Methane leaking is a huge unknown. It isn't regulated, but is known to be quite high for any given site and along pipelines.

As it is a very potent greenhouse gas, the effects could be significant.

To be clear, both are bad and I hope renewables eat their lunch, breakfast, and dinner in short order.

Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by ghouse on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:34PM (#20719941)
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 excluded hydraulic fracturing from both the Clean Air and Clean Water acts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exemptions_for_hydraulic_fract...

If it's as safe as we're led to believe, why does it need to be exempted from the laws that protect the environment we all share?