New research points to fracking - not cows - as cause of global methane spike

Carlene Dowie
Updated August 19 2019 - 10:38am, first published August 15 2019 - 6:25pm
FRACKING: Fracking operations have increased dramatically in the past decade. Picture: Anita Starzycka via Pixabay.
FRACKING: Fracking operations have increased dramatically in the past decade. Picture: Anita Starzycka via Pixabay.

Fracking - not cows - is responsible for the big increase in atmospheric methane levels in the past decade, according to new Cornell University research published on Wednesday.

Carlene Dowie

Carlene Dowie is the editor of the Australian Dairyfarmer magazine and has more than 30 years' experience as a rural journalist.

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