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Detecting methane leaks with infrared cameras: They're fast, but are they effective?

  • Written by Arvind P. Ravikumar, Post-doctoral Fellow: Energy systems analysis and energy policy, Stanford University
imageDamage from a 2010 explosion and fire in San Bruno, California, caused by a leaking natural gas pipeline. The disaster killed eight people.Thomas Hawk/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Methane is the major component of natural gas, which heats our homes and recently surpassed coal as the top fuel for generating electricity in the United States. But methane is also...

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