The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

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Research shows oil field flaring emits nearly five times more methane than expected, npr.org.

Yep, they are theoretically supposed to be able to convert 98% of methane, but in practise many wells only convert 91%, that is the 'nearly 5x' in the discussion heading. Of course we could say they were operating at 92.8% efficiency, but that doesn't suit the politics of the article.

And of course none of this has to do with methane conversion to hydrogen or other useful products, but the reporters happily draw the inference.

Yet another example of an alarmingly deceptive and highly political report from the boosters of the renewables sector!

I find the NPR report particularly troubling, because I'm a big supporter of NPR's media content, and I expect them to be impartial and rigorous in reporting and broadcasting, they are supposed to expose deceptions not create them! I suppose I have to accept organisations like NPR and our own ABC broadcasting more sensationalised opinion and doing less reporting that would historically be the case!