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Professor Cinnamon Carlarne quoted in Cleveland.com article discussing drilling on state land

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An expert in the area of environmental law, Cinnamon Carlarne was recently quoted in an article by Cleveland.com titled, "Senate passes bill expanding drilling on state land; dubbing gas ‘green energy.’"

"Environmental lobbyists, plus three different environmental researchers contacted by Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer unequivocally rebuffed any notion that natural gas is “green” or “renewable.” Most agree that it’s cleaner than coal, and the methane it produces dissipates from atmosphere faster than carbon dioxide. But that methane is a more potent greenhouse gas in the meantime.

Between siting a well, siting pipelines, methane leaks, community and water effects near wells, and others, it’s just not a green energy, they said.

“From the extraction through the combustion, the environmental footprint associated with [natural gas] is heavy,” said Carlarne, the Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law at Ohio State."

 

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