Methane
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Natural gas is growing as a part of the world's grid mix, because its carbon per kilowatt-hour is much lower. But methane leaks that emit large volumes of climate-change gas into the air may offset that advantage. Now, a Google Street View car has allowed researchers to pinpoint and quantify the severity of natural-gas leaks in five different cities. A 2016 leak at one of the country’s largest natural-gas storage facilities drew substantial attention to the detrimental effects of methane leaks on the atmosphere. DON’T MISS: Leak At Natural-Gas Field Now One-Quarter Of All CA...
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Natural-gas plants cut carbon, but methane emissions can be 100 times higher than expected
While renewable energy gets significant press as an alternative to coal in electricity generation, it isn't the main factor in decreasing the use of that carbon-intensive fuel. Thanks to its generally lower cost, natural gas is quickly displacing other fuels in the nation's power plants. In...
Stephen Edelstein -
Methane from livestock nearing worst-case scenario for climate change: scientist
Methane emissions may rival carbon dioxide as a climate-change instigator, new research suggests.
Stephen Edelstein -
Leak At Natural-Gas Field Now One-Quarter Of All CA Methane Emissions (UPDATED)
For half a century, California has been at the forefront of reducing emissions and cleaning up air pollution. And the state has made breathtaking progress since the days of early-Seventies technicolor photochemical smog alerts. But then bad things happen--and a leak at a single natural-gas well...
John Voelcker -
Yet Another Green Fuel: Landfill Methane On Sale In California
Methane may not come from the most glamorous places, but ti does offer many green benefits.
Stephen Edelstein -
Volkswagen Beetle Runs On Fuel Generated From Human Waste
We’ve seen fuel derived from garbage before, and even a race car that ran on chocolate, but now we have an even wilder concept: a Volkswagen Beetle running on methane gas derived from human waste. Yes, you read that correctly. The modified Volkswagen Beetle, or Bio-Bug, was developed as a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran