The IEA estimates that shale-gas production emits 3.5% more than conventional gas, and 12% when it involves venting excess gas.

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The most recent reports this evening indicate that venting of gas is imminent.

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The new system also includes enhanced venting of smoke and gas from inside the battery to outside the plane.

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Converting coal to gas before burning it is plausible, but finding an economical way to dispose of the carbon dioxide besides venting it is, to put it mildly, an ambitious goal.

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