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The environmental impact of natural gas will depend on the method of extraction, transportation to the point of use, and how it is used. For example, conventional extraction has less environmental impact than high volume slick water fracturing with long laterals, as is currently being used to extract shale gas. Extraction impacts are relatively local. The impacts of transport by truck are clearly different than transport by pipe, but it's hard to say which is less. One of the biggest environmental impacts of natural gas comes from incidental and accidental leakage during extraction and transportation. This may nearly double the carbon footprint of natural gas, eliminating most or all of its advantage over coal. This impact is global in scale as it adds to climate change.

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