A new study suggests that the EPA may seriously underestimate methane gas emissions
for all
industrial processes in the country, suggesting EPA estimates for the climate-affecting gas may be woefully inaccurate. Using a Google Street View car equipped with a high-precision methane sensor, researchers drove the car on public roads near six fertilizer plants to measure their emissions, according to Cornell University.Methane, the majority compound in natural gas, “has a stronger global warming potential than carbon dioxide,” according to study co-author John Albertson. Joseph Rudek, another author on the study, agreed.
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