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Finding and plugging old oil and natural gas wells as a way of preventing methane molecules from escaping into Mom Earth's atmosphere isn't the only fugitive methane emissions the left is fixated on. Equipment used for pipelines and on drill pads--mainly different kinds of valves--has the potential to release a few atoms of methane each time a valve is turned or twisted open and shut. Companies, both new and old, have sprung up to enter the business of helping oil and gas drillers and pipeline companies trap so-called fugitive methane emissions from leaky values and other equipment.
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