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politiken.dk: Danmark satser på kontroversiel gas
[Politiken.dk] - »Boringerne, der skal til, skader klimaet mere end olie og kan forurene drikkevandet«, siger biologiprofessor fra Cornell University i USA, Robert Howarth. Af samme grund har Frankrig netop forbudt boringer efter skifergas med såkaldt frakturering.
Google News: US Fracking Policies Should not be Based on Biased, Pro-Industry Research
[NorthcentralPa.com] - “Earlier this year, a team of Cornell University researchers lead by Professor Robert Howarth found that methane emissions from shale gas drilling are at least 30 percent higher than those from conventional gas, and may be just as severe as coal.
A Clash Over Gas Drilling in New York
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[New York Times] - Robert Howarth at Cornell and others shows that the methane seepage from wells, pipelines and compressor stations may more than cancel out any carbon dioxide advantages gained in the combustion of natural gas. That, along with the energy-intensive
Google News: Shale Gas Gives No Emissions Edge Over Coal
[CounterCurrents.org] - The ecologist Robert Howarth crunched some numbers and concluded that methane leaks and venting from shale gas wells (3.6 per cent to 7.9 per cent of production or twice as much as conventional gas) made the resource's carbon footprint 20 per cent to
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