US shale oil drillers flaring and venting billions of dollars in natural gas

The Ecologist
Sep 19, 2014, 10:01 am30 pts
Gas flaring of natural at shale oil wells is carried out on such a scale in North Dakota and Texas that 'phantom cities' show up at night in satellite photos, writes Sharon Kelly. Billions of dollars worth of gas are going up in smoke, adding to CO2 emissions - but far worse for the climate is when the gas is…

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