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Dakota flare shows gas waste in US

The Economic Times -- Besides crude, North Dakota's shale wells are producing prodigious quantities of natural gas, much of which is being flared off because of the lack of gas-gathering pipelines and infrastructure across the vast empty spaces of the northern plains, prompting bitter complaints about wasting energy and greenhouse emissions.
Widespread flaring is clearly visible in colour-enhanced satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and has sparked a string of critical articles in the Christian Science Monitor ("Thanks to North Dakota, US waste of natural gas grows rapidly"), New York Times ("In North Dakota, flames of wasted natural gas light the prairie") and other publications.

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Submitted Jul 31, 2012 By: aservant

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KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,182 Points:621,695 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 12:18:19 AM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse Kinda festive seeing the glow in the evening.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,074 Points:1,628,200 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 2:33:38 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse Lousy planning
jrs4125 Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,763 Points:592,720 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 2:23:51 AM Ignore jrs4125 Report Abuse Let there be light
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,266 Points:589,360 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:48:36 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Interesting....
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,205,480 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:42:54 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse EPA my lower body function. The real deal is the they are flaring gas.....which we need. How stupid is that?
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,177 Points:455,450 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:17:17 PM Ignore METEOR49 Report Abuse it seems a shame to waste all that gas, pollute the air and get nothing in return. there has to be a better way.
jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,972 Points:681,740 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:14:40 PM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse Come on...Get your heads out of your rumps. Be proactive and responsible.
mdskier Champion Author Maryland Posts:9,936 Points:1,782,780 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:14:18 PM Ignore mdskier Report Abuse Why not build a small gas fired electrical generating plant here, quickly so the gas is not wasted.
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,473 Points:663,175 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:12:47 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse What a waste.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:12:37 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse So why do they continue? MMONEY!!!!! Not interested in food.
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,084 Points:1,102,880 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:10:50 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse This is truly a sin!
Taurus1 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,130 Points:1,674,475 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:09:56 PM Ignore Taurus1 Report Abuse They need to cap it and use it efficiently.
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,575 Points:2,446,110 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:08:10 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse with nat gas prices up over a dollar from 1.91 to well over 3.00, someone should be economically motivated to build a facility to harness all this gas being "flared" or wasted.
txkrb Champion Author Texas Posts:1,563 Points:639,340 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:07:39 PM Ignore txkrb Report Abuse I remember as a kid (1970s) seeing the gas flares at wells and asking my dad why they wasted that gas. He told me because there was not enough there to make it worth collecting Don't know if that is true or not
millerin Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,310 Points:482,115 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:07:20 PM Ignore millerin Report Abuse hmm...
Beau2140 Champion Author New York Posts:8,301 Points:1,658,135 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:06:47 PM Ignore Beau2140 Report Abuse Wasteful.
ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,879 Points:455,125 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:05:29 PM Ignore ManOfLeisureII Report Abuse EPA....
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,725 Points:1,662,680 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:03:56 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse What a wasteful nation we are.
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,951 Points:1,183,960 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:03:43 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse reduce waste ...
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,537 Points:1,858,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:02:12 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse This isn't good!
v8gazguzler Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,947 Points:885,360 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:58:15 PM Ignore v8gazguzler Report Abuse What about producing power with that excess gas.. What a waste!
big_mac64 Champion Author Tennessee Posts:10,593 Points:1,485,690 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:58:14 PM Ignore big_mac64 Report Abuse definitely need to focus on this waste
Asbury09 Champion Author Iowa Posts:7,213 Points:1,531,080 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:56:29 PM Ignore Asbury09 Report Abuse more "gov't waste"
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,234 Points:611,935 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:53:22 PM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse wow
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:556,980 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:52:23 PM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Hmm
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:269,015 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:51:36 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse With obama out soon, building more pipelines should be no problem.
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,809 Points:1,844,425 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:51:36 PM Ignore WIPACKERFAN Report Abuse This shows a lack of planning.
SavALot Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:8,474 Points:1,712,585 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:51:05 PM Ignore SavALot Report Abuse waste doesn't do us any good at all
Jeeputtputt Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,002 Points:677,465 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:50:23 PM Ignore Jeeputtputt Report Abuse wasteful country (world)
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,551 Points:274,770 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:50:07 PM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse Flaring the gas is a waste and darn stupid.
HailstormCA Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,855 Points:1,472,020 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:45:32 PM Ignore HailstormCA Report Abuse This is not a new practice and I've always wondered why they don't just store it locally and truck it out.
justmedc Veteran Author Michigan Posts:382 Points:174,045 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:42:17 PM Ignore justmedc Report Abuse ok
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,244 Points:1,685,200 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:41:12 PM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse ok again
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clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,576 Points:1,772,940 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:36:34 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Nothing new here. Just greenies going crazy. Let the greenies pay for the equipment to stop the flaring and collecting the gas. What? You won't? You can't? Join the club. It costs more to recover the gas than the gas itself is worth.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,248 Points:2,372,345 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:35:48 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse worldwide solution, happens in every country in the world
J4romeo All-Star Author Gary Posts:506 Points:1,214,925 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:34:23 PM Ignore J4romeo Report Abuse it's like most things in the USA, we are a wasteful country..:(
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,668 Points:1,422,580 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:33:43 PM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse Need to capture and use the gas.
Tekkersmom57 Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,879 Points:701,190 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:32:56 PM Ignore Tekkersmom57 Report Abuse It would be nice if we could somehow harness that wasted energy.
Holly123 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,202 Points:790,960 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:32:08 PM Ignore Holly123 Report Abuse Waste not want not.
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,071 Points:1,732,210 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:32:02 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse really dumb
rfm1892 Rookie Author Arkansas Posts:44 Points:5,115 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:31:01 PM Ignore rfm1892 Report Abuse Stop drilling and fracking until adequate infrastructure is built?
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,927 Points:1,575,955 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:30:37 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse we need to figure ou how to capture the gas
DavoIL All-Star Author Chicago Posts:806 Points:939,555 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:30:12 PM Ignore DavoIL Report Abuse waste seems to abound in this industry
NashGas Champion Author Nashville Posts:3,089 Points:663,930 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:23:38 PM Ignore NashGas Report Abuse Waste not.
herbiepopnecker Champion Author British Columbia Posts:13,606 Points:2,507,305 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:21:32 PM Ignore herbiepopnecker Report Abuse You know, I watched them flaring gas wells back when Obama was in diapers, dude.
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,232 Points:818,770 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:20:46 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse what a waste...but just what we do because its cheap...just wait till it runs out then what. sell it to those who can reap it!
frostyWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:2,339 Points:519,235 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:20:32 PM Ignore frostyWV Report Abuse safety first.
1Boog Champion Author Lincoln Posts:5,981 Points:1,202,875 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:18:07 PM Ignore 1Boog Report Abuse nat gas is so cheap now it is sad that this flared off gas cannot be used in more cng vehicles.....now is the time Detroit.....build em and you can be ahead of the competition!!