Study finds methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with EPA estimates
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
CIRES is a partnership of NOAA and the University of Colorado Boulder. If leak rates are too high, natural gas does not compare favorably with one alternative, coal, in terms of climate impact. Methane emissions in the Fayetteville shale region of Arkansas were roughly 43 tons (86,000 lbs) per hour, or 1.0-2.8% of production.
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