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Natural gas is terrible, but arguably less terrible than coal which aside from CO2 spews out a plethora of other nasty compounds.
by brtkdotse 2y ago
Natural gas is terrible, but arguably less terrible than coal which aside from CO2 spews out a plethora of other nasty compounds.
- sahmeepee 2y agoOne small plus for coal is that it doesn't leak. With better satellite observation now, we're finding out how underreported the emissions of methane from natural gas extraction were.
- defrost 2y agoOf course coal "leaks" .. it's a major issue worldwide. https://www.osmre.gov/programs/mine-fires https://www.osmre.gov/programs/mine-fires Due to thermal insulation and the avoidance of rain/snow extinguishment by the crust, underground coal-seam fires are the most persistent fires on Earth and can burn for thousands of years, like Burning Mountain in Australia. ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal-seam_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal-seam_fire
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoCoal mines also leak methane.