Comment by fragmede
5 hours ago
> gas that's normally burned off at the well site
Funny thing about that. Civilized governments put a stop to that, by fining flare-offs to make it economical to not do that.
5 hours ago
> gas that's normally burned off at the well site
Funny thing about that. Civilized governments put a stop to that, by fining flare-offs to make it economical to not do that.
flare-offs are much better than releasing raw methane into the atmosphere because methane is a much worse greenhouse gas than CO2
I hadn't heard of this. Do they just allow the gas to go into the atmosphere instead? I've always heard that's worse than burning it
They still do it in North Dakota