“Although short-lived in the atmosphere, methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with up to 80 times the global warming potential of CO2”

This article is exactly why environmentalists have such a hard time getting people to believe their hyperbole.

rate of nearly 1,300 metric tons per day

Sheesh, get off it. It’s not a global disaster. If the scent additive wasn’t added it would probably still not be in the news. Natural gas isn’t made by humans, thats why its called NATURAL gas. The Japan nuclear reactor is way closer to a global disaster.