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NullTuples

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30. Landfills and oil wells burn it off *because* it is such a strong greenhouse gas.

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #18)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 10:24 PM

Dec 2021

Burning methane in air rearranges it into CO2 and water*.

So they're still emitting CO2 but at least it's not methane?

* for the curious: CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

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