U.K. firm finds way to turn damaging greenhouse gas into useful products
Methane is one of the climate-damaging gases emitted by industry, but a British firm has found a way to give it a major ...
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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent
Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent ...
Greenhouse gas: ESA satellite finds the largest continuous methane leaks
As a greenhouse gas, methane is much more potent than carbon dioxide, so closing large sources is important. Particularly ...
Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done
Improved computer models shed light on how reducing sulphur emissions will inadvertently release methane from wetlands.
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Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.
The poor things can’t help it, but cows are really gassy, and that’s really bad for the planet: Microbes in their guts ...
Senators float resolution to overturn Biden methane fee rule
U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's proposed fee on methane ...
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Driving a climate-friendly beef market
When cows graze, microbes in their stomach break down their food and make methane. Cows then belch and fart that methane into the Earth’s atmosphere, through a process called enteric fermentation. The ...
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Clean air policies having unintended impact driving up wetland methane emissions by up to 34 million tons
Reducing sulphur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps, a new study has found. The resulting additional future release of 20-34 ...
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Methane: addressing the ‘unrecognized scandal’ of the fossil fuel industry’s emissions
Offshore Technology spoke to Julian Schwartzkopff from the German non-profit Deutsche Umwelthilfe about the pressing need to ...
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Saving the Planet With a Fork
All indications are that Green House Gas (GHG) emissions are causing higher global temperatures and climate change. Records ...
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Could cow burps and farts be taxed under the Climate Commitment Act?
House Bill 1630 mandates that dairy farms and feedlots report their annual methane emissions -- largely coming from cow burps ...