Clean view of natural gas may not be deserved
By Tom Zeller Jr. | New York Times | Updated: 2011-05-29 08:01
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Large quantities of methane may be escaping during production of natural gas. Drilling rigs and, left, a natural gas pipeline. Photographs by Kevin Moloney for The New York Times |
Natural gas, with its reputation as a linchpin in the effort to wean the United States off fossil fuels and reduce global warming, may not be as clean as its proponents say.
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