2021.11.04

Methane Hunters

Emerging technology can pinpoint methane emissions, but will oil and gas companies and their regulators respond?

NATURAL GAS, primarily methane, is burned, or “flared,” into the atmosphere at a Texas oil well. Source: Nick Simonite

NATURAL GAS, primarily methane, is burned, or “flared,” into the atmosphere at a Texas oil well. Source: Nick Simonite

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