Big deal or no?
They say seeing is believing.
That's why one environmental group is using a special camera to document air polution in your neighborhood.
Earthworks has taken an optical gas imaging camera to record video of various facilities to capture what you can't see with the naked eye.
Right now they're focusing on Haynesville Shale Oil And Gas Companies.
They recorded 22 of the thousands of sites they have to show emissions leaving the facilities and going beyond the fenceline and into surrounding areas.
"It could be residential areas, work ares, and it could be areas where there's a lot of agriculture and grazing cattle," said Wilma Subra, chemist, chairman of Earthworks and technical advisor to the Louisiana Environmental Action Network
The Texas Organizer at Earthworks Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Sharon Wilson operates the camera.
"This is a game changer," sid Wilson. "Industry can talk about how clen natural gas is. This can actually show people that it's not that clean. That it's actually very dirty."
They say technology for cleaner oil and gas processing exists but isn't being used by companies.
They want the environmental protection agency and department of environmental quality to hold oil and gas companies accountable.
Read more: https://www.ktbs.com/news/environmental-organization-to-release-rep...
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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on -
Ha. You knew that as soon as the antis saw the infrared cameras that are used to spot leaks at natural gas sites, they would have to have one. Exposing serious leaks is good for mineral lessors and operators as it is wasted product that benefits no one. The problem comes when Earthworks and the Lousiana Environmental Action Network try to jump from there to their claims regarding VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). The key word being "volatile". They do not accumulate, they disperse upon release. So cattle and residential properties are not at risk. Unless the fence line referenced is within feet of the leak, the statement is false. Workers in general are not at risk unless they are those that open hatches in storage vessels. Every year there are deaths from instances of workers who inadvertently inhale those VOCs in concentration directly from a tank. That is a lack of training or of adhering to safety policies. Long time GoHaynesvilleShale members may remember Texas Sharon as an early troll who soon stop posting on GHS as she found no one who believed her propaganda. And, no, IMO this isn't a game changer.
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Permalink Reply by DSR on
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I saw something on this last week. I think they're sampling for escaped methane. As the primary constituent of natural gas, leaking methane is a significant contributor to the greenhouse effect. They've claimed the amount of methane that is lost to the atmosphere during production contributes more to global warming than an equivalent production and use of coal. It could be a big deal, but Scott Pruitt is not going to take up their cause.
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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on
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Natural gas producers have leak detection programs that use the same cameras. Don't assume too much from a small sample. The industry is prioritizing leak detection and the solutions are pretty straight forward and low cost net the revenue from the saved gas.
Reducing natural gas leakage to protect the environment is easy to do, saves money, and creates jobs
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/vignesh-gowrishankar/reducing-natural-...
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