Methane Flaring Seen from Space (IMAGE)

Washington State University

Methane Flaring Seen from Space

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Satellite imagery shows electric lights and methane flaring in North Dakota's Bakken Formation. Washington State University engineers have built a reactor that can convert methane into more benign, easily used forms.

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NASA's Earth Observatory

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