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Bill Foster: “I think one of the difficulties I've heard pronounced is that it's simply finding a very large number of small leaks is…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
I think one of the difficulties I've heard pronounced is that it's simply finding a very large number of small leaks is not cost-effective in terms of the savings in natural gas.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the challenges of detecting small methane leaks economically.

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