Listener Mail: Is Renewable Natural Gas a Scam?

How to Save a Planet by Gimlet

Apr 29, 202142:26Society & Culture

It’s listener mail time! This week, we’re digging into a mysterious email one listener received from their utility about renewable natural gas. Can natural gas actually be renewable, or is this just a marketing scheme? W...

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