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Yea but it’s coupled with an incredibly leaky distribution system.

It would be so great to regulate fixing that instead of getting rid of it entirely.

Maybe someone can correct my logic. As long as we are drilling for oil, wouldn't the natural gas need to go somewhere anyway? I believe it gets flared if not used.

ie - we should responsibly use all the excess natural gas rather than flaring it?

Leaking methane to atmosphere is considerably worse for climate change than flaring, I suspect that's the point being made.

Yeah. That's what I struggle with. However, I guess increasing dependence on methane is not something we want to increase (to encourage more fossil fuel usage).

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