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Environment & Energy

NickB79

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1. If it leaks like natural gas wells leak, we're fucked

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2024, 09:15 AM

Jul 2024

Because free hydrogen acts as a powerful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, extending the lifespan of atmospheric methane.

Finding vast stores of underground hydrogen is a nightmare scenario, not a salvation.

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'Hydrogen Fever' Erupts after Discoveries of Large Deposits of the Clean Gas [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 OP

If it leaks like natural gas wells leak, we're fucked NickB79 Jul 2024 #1

I really don't worry that much about it OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #2

The 11.6X as potent as CO2 value is what worries me NickB79 Jul 2024 #3

I find that hard to believe OKIsItJustMe Jul 2024 #4