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Natural gas extraction and use releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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Is it true that natural gas extraction and use releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas?
Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed sources state that methane is the primary component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas, and that releases occur during gas extraction, distribution, and use. One source notes natural gas is about 95% methane, and another links methane release to climate change.
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Will SpaceX's fleet of rockets triple the entire United States demand for methane/natural gas?. (2021). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/52538/will-spacexs-fleet-of-rockets-triple-the-entire-united-states-demand-for-methan
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Xia, T., Raneses, J., & Batterman, S. (2022). Improving the Performance of Pipeline Leak Detection Algorithms for the Mobile Monitoring of Methane Leaks. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13071043
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ED, L., CJ, F., Z, O., & RB, J. (2022). Methane and NO<i><sub>x</sub></i> Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves, Cooktops, and Ovens in Residential Homes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c04707
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Development of mobile open-path cavity ring-down spectrometer for measurement of trace atmospheric methane gas. (2018). hdl.handle.net. https://hdl.handle.net/10217/189302
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Purwantini, E., Torto-Alalibo, T., Lomax, J., Setubal, J., Tyler, B., & Mukhopadhyay, B. (2014). Genetic resources for methane production from biomass described with the Gene Ontology. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00634
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Blessing, M., Lerouge, C., Gal, F., Lahfid, A., Fléhoc, C., & Kloppmann, W. (2025). Geogenic greenhouse gas emissions and shale weathering: lessons learned from an alpine "eternal flame".. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179799
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