September 27th 06, 11:58 PM
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Explaining the methane mystery
Uncle Al wrote:
Roger Coppock wrote:
Atmospheric methane concentration time series data:
See figure 2 of: http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/aggi/
Note that methane concentrations are leveling off,
unlike the fractions of other greenhouse gases.
Scientists have explained why atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas
methane have stabilised
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Russian gas lines are no longer leaking. The Arabian Peninsula is
more punctilious about flaring rather than venting megatonnes of
methane annually. US coal mines are increasingly recovering rather
than venting methane.
If Al Gore wants to save the world from CO2, why doesn't he demand
Arab methane be injected back into the wells to increase liquid flow
rather than being burned in the desert to light up thousands of square
miles (visible from satellite at night)?
Because Al Gore doesn't give a s---- about the environment. He's
working on his career.
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