'EPA sez> CH4 25 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere'
Discussions of fossil fuels (in this case CH4= natural-gas, methane) are not on-topic for the evdl.org , thus it could be said this post is OT. But a media writer spewed open-ended opinions based on this environmental-horror that states all the good EV deeds of CA's Electric-only driving plugins are for naught (all the clean air they helped save is now canceled out), see: http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/28/californias-methane-leak-wiped-out-ev-benefits/ California's methane leak has wiped out most EV benefits Jan 28th 2016 With Methane's Potent Effect On The Atmosphere, Porter Rance Is A Bad Scene I feel this makes this post some what EV-related, and especially if other media-outlets paid by Big Oil pick up on this to dis/poo-poo EVs and the plugin movement (which is Big Oil's competition and the main factor petrol is so cheap right now). While this writer in the past has had some good EV news items, this one is IMO counter-EV-cause. Instead I think, since this CH4 leak affects Earth as a whole (less than just the MX-Gulf area+), I am grateful CA pushed the mandate to get EVs out there to offset this CH4 leak. We know there will be future CH4 leaks because of the incompetence of the fossil fuel industry, so IMO if the writer had been pro-EV, they would have used this story to show why it is even more important now to drive-Electric to offset future environmental catastrophes, see: http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-porter-ranch-greenhouse-20160124-story.html How much damage is the Porter Ranch leak doing to the climate? [20160124] Through the diligence of the UC Davis scientist, Stephen Conley, who flew the pollution-detecting airplanes over Los Angeles' largest oil and gas fields in the U.S., he found this CH4 supplier cover-up, and has called for a plan of action be implemented for future CH4 leaks (routinely check for them, and immediately go into recovery-mode action, same as with an oil-spill, etc.). Here are some links for EVangels to gather more detail to know when discussing this human-caused horror with the public: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_Ranch,_Los_Angeles#Gas_leak Porter Ranch, Los Angeles Gas leak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliso_Canyon_gas_leak#Leak_discovery Aliso Canyon gas leak discovery and cover-up http://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2015/12/10/infrared-camera-reveals-huge-wafting-cloud-of-methane-over-californias-aliso-canyon/ Infrared Camera Reveals Huge, Wafting Cloud of Methane over California’s Aliso Canyon December 10, 2015 ... faulty well is leaking at an astonishing rate http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-01-19/californias-aliso-canyon-methane-leak-climate-disaster-or-opportunity 2016-01-19 ... The leak is a serious health risk to nearby residents and because methane – the primary component of natural gas – is a potent greenhouse gas, some have called this leak a “disaster” for climate change ... http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-facts-to-know-about-the-california-methane-leak/ 5 Facts to Know about the California Methane Leak December 31, 2015 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/OT-EV-s-gains-offset-huge-LA-CA-CH4-leak-worse-than-MX-Gulf-spill-tp4680127.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
