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There are currently huge methane leaks in multiple places in the US as we speak, that we've spent months trying to plug.

Why wouldn't increased methane use lead to increased methane mining and therefore more leaks? Are we honestly planning to trust the regulatory bodies to handle this when they've never shown any serious oversight ability in the past?

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Nothing in the article suggests using more methane. In fact, there is quite a list of potential alternatives to methane. It merely also mentions that, if we must continue to use methane in ammonia production, which is convenient because the infrastructure is already there, then we should do it in a manner that does not release greenhouse gasses- specifically, via methane cracking.

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