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January 4, 2013

Study Raises Concerns About Methane Release from Natural Gas Fracking Sites 
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New scientific research has shed further doubt on claims about the
environmental benefits of the natural gas drilling process known as
fracking. Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the University of Colorado say methane may be
escaping from gas sites at much higher rates than previously thought.
Data suggests as much as 9 percent of total methane produced may be
leaking. Methane is many times more powerful than carbon at contributing
to global warming.

 

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