Stop Flaring and Venting Natural Gas Each year, more than 300
billion cubic feet of natural gasabout 6 percent of the amount
used in American homesescapes or is flared off during the
production, processing and storage of oil and gas. In the past,
it wasn't economical to capture these "fugitive emissions."
Better technology has changed that. Hy-Bon Engineering, for
example, makes compressors that can handle the low-pressure gas
escaping from crude oil storage tanks. That gas packs 2.5 times
more heating power than typical pipeline natural gas, making it
so valuable that the total cost of installing the equipment is
usually paid off in six months. This one's a no-brainer.