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There are nearly one million aerial site measurements of oil and gas system emissions
Methane emissions from US natural gas production sites are estimated to be about six million tons a year, valued at over $1 billion, according to a study by the Environmental Defense Fund. MethaneSAT was launched by the Environmental Defense Fund which will round the Earth 25 times a day looking for methane from the oil…
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The fact that a satellite is tracking climate-warming pollution is significant
A mission, MethaneSAT, has been launched by the US and New Zealand to monitor and track the global emissions of greenhouse gas methane from the oil and gas industry. The satellites are expected to collect data on oil and gas basins around the world for the next few years. The mission was launched by the…