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Demand for gas down 7% as wind energy increases (www.rte.ie)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

But the methane gets burned to CO2. Sure leaks are worse as a greenhouse gas, but then you'd need to count air pollution, radiation, water pollution, etc. from coal mining and burning too.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Just one pound of methane released into the air is as harmful as if you were to burn 85 pounds of it.

    Human emissions are responsible for an estimated 300 billion pounds of methane in our atmosphere right now and we're adding huge amounts every day.

    It's really, really, bad. Yes, so is coal... but realistically coal can be cleaner than gas. The only real thing Gas has going for it is the ability to run intermittently and increasingly less often as we bring other energy sources online. Of course, that's a massive benefit.

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