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| Science Magazine graphic published in The Washington Post on Feb 14 2014 |
The bad news about methane in a new study published in the journal, Science, is that the nation’s natural gas system is leaking at a rate large enough to negate the value of converting buses and trucks from diesel to natural gas.
The good news is that, even with the current leaks, burning natural gas instead of coal is producing less heat-trapping gas and will slow the rate of climate change over 100 years.
The Washington Post reports the findings today in: Levels of global-warming gas methane exceed government estimates, new study contends
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