Ron Burgundy Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 By Edward McAllister NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc's Street View cars have captured the world's roads, highways and back alleys for years. Now they are being used for something entirely different: detecting the thousands of natural gas leaks blighting major U.S. cities. Google cars fit with air monitors have taken millions of readings along the streets of Boston, New York and Indianapolis over the past two years as part of a program run by the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund to help reduce methane emissions. In central Boston, leaks were discovered every few blocks. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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