![]() methane release (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Natural gas consists predominantly of methane. Even small leaks from the natural gas system are important because methane is a potent greenhouse gas -- about 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. A study, "Methane Leakage from North American Natural Gas Systems," published in the Feb. 14 issue of the journal Science, synthesizes diverse findings from more than 200 studies ranging in scope from local gas processing plants to total emissions from the United States and Canada. |





