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Ruminant Methane off the Hook?
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 10/23/2009
Ruminant Methane off the Hook?
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From a discussion at New Scientist a comment by Graham Faichney: Kirk Smith's comment implies that the GWP of biogenic methane is the same as that of fossil methane. This is not consistent with the finding of the IPCC (1990, 1992) that the GWP of methane has two components, a direct component ...
grist.org - 10/28/2009
Methane leakage runs up a $50 billion bill
— grist.org — by Michael A. Livermore Methane is a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, so... when it’s leaking by the ton, it’s a $50 billion problem. The New York Times described the phenomenon of methane leakage in a recent article ... (more) Methane leakage runs up a $50 billion bill

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