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I want to talk to you about blowdowns. (Be careful with that word in presentations. I've slipped a time or two.) 😳
During a blowdown all the #methane in a facility's system is released into the atmosphere.
I want to talk to you about blowdowns. (Be careful with that word in presentations. I've slipped a time or two.) 😳
During a blowdown all the #methane in a facility's system is released into the atmosphere.
Blowdowns may be scheduled for maintenance and repair, or they may be emergencies which happen quite often.
This video makes visible the normally invisible emissions from a pipeline blowdown
This video makes visible the normally invisible emissions from a pipeline blowdown
This @TCEQ emissions event report estimation covers a blowdown at an @EnergyTransfer #ClimateCriminals pipeline. The blowdown released 5866202.0 lbs of #methane.
For over a decade, the #oilandgas industry, like a cheating lover, has made promises to do better. But their promises are currently unattainable because the technology does not exist to contain their #methane emissions.
STOP permitting new facilities and infrastructure
STOP permitting new facilities and infrastructure
