Texas produces and refines more oil and gas than any other state
the country’s biggest emitter
But the harm caused by the unnecessary waste of methane goes beyond climate destruction; it also costs Texas hundreds of millions of dollars in lost tax revenue, makes people sick and deprives the energy market of gas stocks that could power the state’s entire residential grid, with capacity to spare
https://capitalandmain.com/texas-methane-waste-accelerates-climate-change-while-squandering-state-revenue
#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #Texas #USA #US
Robert Sanscartier /
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2023-08-15 18:25:41
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