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sulphurdunn

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5. I don't know.

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 02:52 PM

Nov 2013

That's why I asked. What's cleaner to burn wood or methane? I've lived in places that rely on wood for fuel. The forests are consumed much faster than they can regenerate. The consequences are not good.

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Arctic Methane Releases [View all] sulphurdunn Nov 2013 OP

For every kilogram of methane that is burnt, 2.74 kg of carbon dioxide is produced. dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #1

See your point, but sulphurdunn Nov 2013 #2

Methane traps 34 times the heat that CO2 does OnlinePoker Nov 2013 #3

Time to gather it up, compress it and ship it to me..... rgbecker Nov 2013 #4

I don't know. sulphurdunn Nov 2013 #5