California methane leak one of the worst
Dec 29, 2015 18:50:22 GMT -6
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Post by Rickster on Dec 29, 2015 18:50:22 GMT -6
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Is there just no end to this kind of stuff? Seems as though the more I monitor science sites for news there appears to be growing examples of total screw ups on industry part to pollute and expose the world and it's citizens to the worst man has to offer.
"The leak of natural gas observed by the Southern California Gas Company in its facility in Porter Ranch on October 23, 2015, is now the largest natural gas leak ever recorded in California, and it might be the worst environmental disaster since BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
The leak is responsible for spewing large amounts of natural gas into the atmosphere at a rate of about 49 895 kg (110 000 pounds) per hour for the last two months.
Natural's gas main component is methane, which has 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after it enters the atmosphere. Methane is leaking out from the incidents site at a rate of about 1.75 million cubic meters (62 million standard cubic feet) per day which is equivalent to greenhouse emissions of 7 million cars.
“It is one of the biggest leaks we’ve ever seen reported,” said Tim O’Connor, California climate director for the EDF. “It is coming out with force, in incredible volumes. And it is absolutely uncontained.”"
The leak is responsible for spewing large amounts of natural gas into the atmosphere at a rate of about 49 895 kg (110 000 pounds) per hour for the last two months.
Natural's gas main component is methane, which has 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after it enters the atmosphere. Methane is leaking out from the incidents site at a rate of about 1.75 million cubic meters (62 million standard cubic feet) per day which is equivalent to greenhouse emissions of 7 million cars.
“It is one of the biggest leaks we’ve ever seen reported,” said Tim O’Connor, California climate director for the EDF. “It is coming out with force, in incredible volumes. And it is absolutely uncontained.”"
