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In 2011, Fracking Was #2 In Causing Greenhouse Gas In US
eldavojohn writes "According to Bloomberg, drilling and fracking results in greenhouse gases second only to coal power plants in the United States. From the article, 'Emissions from drilling, including fracking, and leaks from transmission pipes totaled 225 million metric tons of carbon-dioxide equivalents during 2011, second only to power plants, which emitted about 10 times that amount.' According to Mother Jones, we now have more giant methane fireballs than any other country in the world and we can now see once dim North Dakota at night from space."
Or cows?
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html
After all the whining and complaining that goes on this site when Foxnews is cited, we're posting articles from Mother Freaking Jones?
From the article:
> “We know how to fix many of these problems; we just need to make the decision to do it.”
From this article, U.S. CO2 emissions are at a 20 year low
Combine the two ideas and you have to wonder if there are people with an agenda to kill fracking no matter what the facts are as opposed to ensuring fracking is done sensibly.
From TFA ...
In its second-annual accounting of emissions that cause global warming from stationary sources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the first time included oil and natural- gas production. Emissions from drilling, including fracking, and leaks from transmission pipes totaled 225 million metric tons of carbon-dioxide equivalents during 2011, second only to power plants, which emitted about 10 times that amount.
1. From stationary sources -- how about planes, trains and automobiles.
2. Fracking is just part of what is included in "oil and gas production."
3. "The EPA report showed the benefits of fracking, as it attributed the reduction to cuts in coal use and increased use of gas as fuel by electricity generators."
Don't let reality get in the way of the eco-commies. Can and should better efforts be made at the well head and over pipelines to capture leaks? Sure. But in the end, its not a significant contributor. From 2006:
400-page report by the Food and Agricultural Organisation, entitled Livestock's Long Shadow, also surveys the damage done by sheep, chickens, pigs and goats. But in almost every case, the world's 1.5 billion cattle are most to blame. Livestock are responsible for 18 per cent of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, more than cars, planes and all other forms of transport put together.
A couple of points. First off the link is to the Motherboard site, not Mother Jones. And there are no links in that article to Mother Jones.
Secondly, I am not sure why you think Mother Jones has no credibility. As a board member of that organization I am proud of our journalism, and the many awards we have received over the years.
http://www.motherjones.com/about/press/awards-accolades
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