A recent
pipeline leak adds political fodder to a heated congressional race between incumbent Republican Fred Upton (pictured here) and Democrat Paul Clements.
Not exact matches
A Twitter comment on methane leakage from gas operations reminded me to
add a note about another ripe opportunity for citizens to track gas
leaks from drilling operations, compressing stations or
pipelines: Raise money for some infrared cameras and then survey your region periodically.
To take one surprising example,
leaks of methane from gas
pipelines turned out to
add significantly to global warming.
Methane emissions that occur during drilling and from
pipeline leaks also
add to the so - called green house gas effect.
Never mind, they
add, that the Keystone
pipeline has experienced a dozen
leaks since it opened in June 2010, that Keystone XL proponents are overpromising on the number of jobs for Americans and that some economists claim Midwesterners will pay 10 cents to 20 cents more per gallon of gas if the proposed
pipeline is built.