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The Bezos-funded climate satellite is lost in space
NEW ZEALAND, JUL 9 – The $88 million satellite stopped responding after June 20, threatening efforts to monitor methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure globally, Environmental Defense Fund said.
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The Bezos-funded climate satellite is lost in space
MethaneSat was built to track methane pollution around the world. A satellite tracking global methane pollution has gone dark, imperiling a mission that garnered enormous support from Jeff Bezos and other big names in tech. Methane is the primary ingredient of so-called “natural gas” that is even more potent than carbon dioxide when it comes to its ability to heat the planet. The powerful greenhouse gas routinely escapes from oil and gas wells…
According to a report by NZ Herald on July 2, the US Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) stated that the climate satellite "Methane Satellite" has lost contact with the ground and "is likely to be irretrievable."
The Bezos-funded climate satellite is lost in space - WorldNL Magazine
A satellite tracking global methane pollution has gone dark, imperiling a mission that garnered enormous support from Jeff Bezos and other big names in tech.Methane is the primary ingredient of so-called “natural gas” that is even more potent than carbon dioxide when it comes to its ability to heat the planet. The powerful greenhouse gas routinely escapes from oil and gas wells, pipelines, and other fossil fuel infrastructure without anyone seei…
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