Newfangled flaring tech tosses wrench into the measuring of methane

'Enclosed combustors' can't be seen from researchers' satellite feeds.

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One of the worst aspects of the oil and gas industry is the release of excess methane — a key ingredient in global warming — through flaring or a simple release into the air, known as venting, practices that the B…