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Shale gas can be worse for the
climate than burning coal
Study finds alarming methane releases during production and processing of natural gas
By Stuart Qualtrough
for shale gas is
D rilling
releasing so much potent
greenhouse gas into the
atmosphere it should now be
considered more damaging to
the environment than burning
coal, a new study reveals.
Researchers from the University
of Houston found that some
natural gas wells, compressor
stations and processing plants in
the Barnett Shale