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I keep wondering if the gas industry will turn on the major leakers- they give everybody else a bad name, and perhaps if the public focuses on the major leakers

by ip26 6y ago

I keep wondering if the gas industry will turn on the major leakers- they give everybody else a bad name, and perhaps if the public focuses on the major leakers, producers who are doing a good job can then avoid scrutiny & regulation altogether. Doesn't seem to have happened yet though.

perfunctory 6y ago
> producers who are doing a good job can then avoid scrutiny & regulation altogether if they are not scrutinised how do we know they are doing a good job.
- ip26 6y ago
  If they don't show up in the satellite data, aren't they doing a good job?
  - hnarn 6y ago
    The satellite data in this case is a kind of scrutiny.
vernie 6y ago
My sense is that methane leaks can get away with way more because they don't have the same shocking imagery as oil leaks; am I wrong?
- perfunctory 6y ago
  That is kind of the overarching problem with climate change. It does not look shocking (yet).
- mturmon 6y ago
  You have an interesting point. You can see methane leaks in some IR photography, but it’s not as compelling as an oil plume in the water, or oil coated shores. Video from the huge leak outside LA — https://www.scpr.org/news/2015/12/09/56118/video-porter-ranch-methane-leak-plume-made-visible/ https://www.scpr.org/news/2015/12/09/56118/video-porter-ranc...