Study Gets a Handle on Gas Leaks: 80 Billion Cubic Feet

InsideClimate News
By Katherine BagleyJul 23, 2015, 12:00 pm47 pts
4 percent of the facilities surveyed accounted for 23 percent of the leaked natural gas, worth about $240 million. By Katherine Bagley About 80 billion cubic feet of the potent greenhouse gas methane escapes into the air each year from the complex U.S. system for carrying natural gas to power stations and other…

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