Guardian: Gas flaring in 20 of the world's leading oil-producing countries contributes as much to climate change as a major economy like Italy, new estimates show. While flaring has been cut by 30 percent since 2005, $50 billion worth of gas is still wasted annually, the World Bank said. New satellite analysis of the flares -- that are a by-product of oil drilling and which commonly light the night skies in oil fields around the world -- suggests that bans and fines in some countries and the introduction...
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