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Methane emissions from Queensland mine may be gross underestimates, UN research finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Data collected by two planes suggests large open-cut coalmine in Bowen Basin is releasing methane at higher rates than official estimates

Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane at a Queensland coalmine were likely between three and eight times higher than officially reported, according to UN-backed research that flew aircraft over the site.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No way,

Not a chance

That would imply corruption and that's not possible

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Exactly. Who in their right mind would take these kinds of decisions just for money?!