CH4 Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Fracking Methane Emissions Much Higher than Estimated https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fracking-methane-emissions-much-higher-estimated-20140416/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fracking-methane-emissions-much-higher-estimated-20140416/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:52:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47037 Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” has been hailed by some as the key to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but condemned by others because the practice can be highly polluting. Could it be, as well, that fracking is actually responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the natural gas reduces? Theoretically, because natural gas in […]

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