Boom in Shale Gas is Visible From Space
Jan 28, 2013 – The Financial Times reports: Oil companies producing gas from shaleare burning off enough gas to be seen from space. This is a waste of energy and produces pollution.
Gas being flared off in North Dakota rose about 50% last year. The surge at the state’s Bakken formation is being replicated in other shale regions with the Texas state regulator issuing 1,963 permits to flare in 2012, more than six times the number of 306 in 2010.
See the full story in the Financial Times.
