{"id":9402,"date":"2016-09-29T14:04:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=9402"},"modified":"2016-09-29T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:04:21","slug":"scientists-just-discovered-a-major-new-source-of-carbon-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/scientists-just-discovered-a-major-new-source-of-carbon-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Just Discovered a Major New Source of Carbon Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/s--dblLlm-6--\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_450,q_80,w_800\/hnju50oezyj7c0iyvwsy.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Turns out, that when you flood an area to build a reservoir, all the shit that used to be there, and the soil itself, start outgassing methane&#8230;enough to contribute more than 1% of our global carbon footprint&#8230;which is a little weird, since it&#8217;s methane, not CO2&#8230;which is apparently much worse as a &#8220;greenhouse gas&#8221;. Think about that the next time you let loose an ass cloud of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ift.tt\/2dHxG4F\">http:\/\/ift.tt\/2dHxG4F<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turns out, that when you flood an area to build a reservoir, all the shit that used to be there, and the soil itself, start outgassing methane&#8230;enough to contribute more than 1% of our global carbon footprint&#8230;which is a little weird, since it&#8217;s methane, not CO2&#8230;which is apparently much worse as a &#8220;greenhouse gas&#8221;. 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