Dean Baker

deanbaker13.bsky.social

18 October 2026 17:26

I believe that. We really need a media culture where contextualizing big numbers is the norm. Margaret Sullivan had a great column on this when she was the NYT Public Editor, but nothing ever changed archive.nytimes.com/publiceditor...

Justin Mikulka

justinmikulka.bsky.social

18 October 2026 16:38

Every time we get new science on methane emissions from oil and gas the numbers are far worse than what we were told. Every time. "They estimated about 2% of all natural gas piped into Indianapolis is eventually leaked."

Johnny Vector

johnnyvector.bsky.social

18 October 2026 16:37

Anecdote: At my old house, the regulator on the gas meter leaked so badly that I called the gas company. They came to check it out, said it was within normal parameters. For my new house, I chose not to connect to the gas main.

Kevin J. Kircher

kevinjkircher.com

18 October 2026 16:37

Methane pollution from US natural gas distribution and use is most thoroughly studied in Boston, an old city with a lot of old iron pipes. A new 10-year study in Indy, a newer city with mostly newer plastic pipes, estimates a methane pollution rate equal to 1.6% to 2.4% of natural gas consumption.

Atrios

eschatonblog.com

18 October 2026 12:55

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