[PeaceBeWithYou]

....gas development produces significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Isn't that the point? Natural gas is 95 percent Methane.

[Paul R.]

I wondered how much methane is “leaked” by natural sources? I found this:

http://www.epa.gov/outreach/pdfs/Methane-and-Nitrous-Oxide-Emissions-From-Natural-Sources.pdf

Lots of shaky “science” there...

One ironic tidbit is that draining wetlands reduces methane emissions.