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Environment & Energy
In reply to the discussion: NOAA Confirms High Methane Leakage Rate Up To **9%** From Gas Fields [View all]joshcryer
(62,242 posts)18. That was the first thing I thought of, too.
I mean fuck, get your shit together people. If a study is downplaying the effects scrutinize it highly, because it's likely fucking wrong.
Saw your post after I'd commented downthread. I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers that shit.
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NOAA Confirms High Methane Leakage Rate Up To **9%** From Gas Fields [View all]
GliderGuider
Jan 2013
OP
Spot on - "a choiceless choice" due to the nature of our belief in exceptionalism
Nihil
Jan 2013
#23
In that case the denial was probably the indirect defence of the wind industry ...
Nihil
Jan 2013
#22
Oh, hey, the next line of defense will be that methane is a natural substance.
djean111
Jan 2013
#26