Huge volcano of methane spews out of California. Why should we care about this invisible gas? (x GD)

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5. Related thread.

Excerpts below: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141284425

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/Hundreds-of--Porter-Ranchs-Gas-Leak-Weary-Residents-Gather-to-Consider-Legal-Options-361174221.html

...Based on measurements of pollutants in the atmosphere, the California Air Resources Board estimated the rate of gas escape at approximately 50 tons an hour, roughly one-fourth of all the greenhouse methane gas being released from the entire state of California.

http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20151201/gov-browns-climate-legacy-starts-at-porter-ranch-not-paris-guest-commentary

GUEST COMMENTARY: Gov. Brown’s climate legacy starts at Porter Ranch, not Paris
By Alexandra Nagy and Matt Pakucko

Posted: 12/01/15, 9:41 AM PST

...But instead of showing strong leadership, Gov. Brown has left it to the state’s Department of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) to address the leak. DOGGR — under fire already for enabling oil drillers to threaten California’s depleted freshwater aquifers during a drought crisis — unsurprisingly gave SoCalGas a pass by only requiring the influential corporation to tell the state its timeline for stopping the leak. This is unacceptable: Instead of leaving it to SoCalGas to look after the atmosphere and the health of Porter Ranch families, Gov. Brown should use his executive authority to shut down the Aliso Canyon Storage Facility. That’s what a real climate leader would do.