This is meant to be a library of some papers I've read or scanned through on the subject of methane leakage. I will add as I read more material. The concern is that switching from coal to natural gas to generate electricity does not help in reducing the emission of green house gases (GHG). The goal is to reduce and eventually eliminate all sources of green house gases.
Biggest methane leak in the US is in New Mexico
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-biggest-methane-leak-in-america-is-in-new-mexico/
New York Times op-ed on federal regulations on methane emissions
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/opinion/joe-nocera-moment-of-truth-on-emissions.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region&_r=0
Climate Change article from Cornell Univ. 2011
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-011-0061-5#page-1
Nature 493 12 (03-January 2013) Jeff Tollefson
http://www.globalwarming-sowhat.com/carbon-sinks--sources-/methane-leaks-erode-green.rtf
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Great resource
EDF
Leaks during drilling in Pennsylvania April 15, 2014
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/huge-methane-leaks-add-doubt-on-natural-gas-as-a-bridge-fuel-17309
Dragon's Breath---methane blow holes in the artic
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/are-siberias-methane-blowholes-the-first-warning-sign-of-unstoppable-climate-change/story-fnjwvztl-1227006746397
Methane Seeping from Seafloor off US East Coast
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/science/methane-is-seeping-from-seafloor-off-east-coast-scientists-say.html?src=mv&_r=0
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