2013frackingjudges 2013frackingjudges Jul 1, 2013 04:36
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Developing new tools for accurately measuring the methane emissions from hydraulic fracturing operations and the contribution of those emissions to climate change is a key goal of this contest. This proposal's suggestions for measurement and modeling approaches are an interesting way to try to achieve that goal. One concern with these suggestions is that the proposed tools are more powerful and more expensive than the tools which would be required to conduct this analysis, so it may not be cost effective. A second concern is that in some places the suggested work would duplicate measurements that have already been taken and results that have already been established, for example methane's potency as a greenhouse gas.
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