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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (685653)	6/15/2005 9:12:58 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"Flaring methane means burning.....burning methane produces CO2 and H20 as all hydrocarbons do when burned, ie oxidized. So when methane is burned it is no longer methane. And what do you mean when you say it holds 4x more heat than carbon dioxide." I mean exactly what I said: methane (pound for pound in the atmosphere) promotes four or five times more warming then CO2 does... so burning methane that would otherwise be released into the air, REDUCES the impact on global warming significantly. This (capturing & using methane that is currently being vented from oil wells, hog waste ponds, and from garbage dumps) is one of the few methods for reducing the potential for global warming that is actually COST EFFECTIVE. It might even be possible at NO NET COST, because of the commercial value of natural gas. (Not to mention the economic advantages at helping to keep energy prices lower....)