Methane leaks could negate climate benefits of US natural gas boom: report

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3. I thought we had discussed this a couple of days ago

This item was brought up a couple of days ago. I concluded there's a need to investigate this further, but I still support natural gas development because it does reduce CO2 emissions. When I pointed out the need for additional research I brought up a concern: if natural gas production emits methane, what about coal mining? Coal is known to have adsorbed methane, this is the reason for coal mine explosions. Therefore killing natural gas to encourage coal burning sure seems crazy if the coal mining operations do emit methane.

I would also like to mention that I saw references to intense lobbying in the UK by nuclear power interests. They want the UK to decarbonize and build nuclear power plants. I suspect many innocent environmentalists are having their opinion shaped by powerful industrial behemoths who want subsidies or a preferential treatment. Be careful.