{"id":9466,"date":"2019-08-14T15:20:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T19:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp\/?p=9466"},"modified":"2019-08-18T15:38:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T19:38:04","slug":"fracking-boom-tied-to-methane-spike-in-earths-atmosphere-national-geographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/fracking-boom-tied-to-methane-spike-in-earths-atmosphere-national-geographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Fracking Boom Tied to Methane Spike in Earth\u2019s Atmosphere &#8211;\u00a0National Geographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fracking-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fracking-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fracking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fracking-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fracking-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fracking-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/johnenglander.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fracking.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Article Synopsis<\/strong> &#8211; New research suggests that the increase of methane in the atmosphere during the last decade is from fossil fuel production- half of it from fracking. Studies have shown\u00a0that &#8220;fracking operations\u00a0leak, vent, or flare between 2 and 6 percent of the gas produced&#8221;. Fracking has also been linked to water depletion in streams and health problems in children. <strong>To read the actual article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/2019\/08\/fracking-boom-tied-to-methane-spike-in-earths-atmosphere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"click here (opens in a new tab)\">click here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Synopsis &#8211; New research suggests that the increase of methane in the atmosphere during the last decade is from fossil fuel production- half of it from fracking. Studies have shown\u00a0that &#8220;fracking operations\u00a0leak, vent, or flare between 2 and 6 percent of the gas produced&#8221;. 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