Extracting natural gas from shale could do more to aggravate global warming than mining coal, according to a Cornell study published in the May 2011 issue of Climatic Change Letters (105:5).
Hear Dr. Robert Howarth of Cornell University review his research into methane releases from fracked natural gas wells.
NOTE: It's best if you start watching this video at 1:40 (1 minute, 40 seconds) to skip our small problem with the Webinar software. [If you know how to trim this off, please let us know]
See more about the talk, including a link to a paper mentioned in the presentation here: bcsea.org/past-webinars#fracking
