Gizmodo | This US Oil Field is Single-Handedly Raising Global Greenhouse Gas Levels Gizmodo This US Oil Field is Single-Handedly Raising Global Greenhouse Gas Levels Researchers flew over the Bakken oil field to gather data about emissions of ethane, a hydrocarbon gas that can damage air quality and impact climate. (Image: Eric Kort). A ... Bakken oil field alone emitted 2% global emissions of ethane One oil field a key culprit in global ethane gas increase Study: US oil field source of global uptick in air pollution |