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Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Seems like there's some conflicting information in the article with the World Bank guy at the end contradicting the Texas regulator from earlier concerning the impact of enclosed flares.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

That's pretty typical; reporters get told to get "both sides" so you end up with "he said, she said" even though one actually has some information about how things work, and the other doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

There's conflicting information in the article between the reporter's own opinions within the same sentence ... but it seems more un-informed/biased than insincere. Its a painful topic for anyone looking at it through any lense short of sheer greed.