Methane
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Study Ties Methane Spike to Melting Ice Age PermafrostA multi-institution study finds that much of the methane to enter the atmosphere suddenly at the end of the last ice age might have come from arctic lakes created as permafrost melted.
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Methane Production Can Make Local Landfills ProfitableMethane gas is one of the major local sources of alternative energy. Landfills are principal sources of this gas for many local uses such as power for vehicles and buildings along with carbon credits.
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Eight Things You Didn't Know About MethaneMethane is making the news a lot lately, in both a good and a bad way: it's a dangerous greenhouse gas, but also a source of energy. -
Top Ten Ways to Reduce Methane Greenhouse Gasses Caused by HumansMethane gas creates more of a greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide, yet humans continue to pass gas. Here's what we should do. -
Curry Spices Could Help Cut Down on the Impact of Methane GasCoriander and turmeric are two spices commonly used in curry have a sort of antibiotic effect on the stomachs of cows and sheep killing the methane producing bacteria from within. -
How is Landfill Methane Used?Landfill methane can be turned into a power source
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Is Methane on Mars Evidence of Life?Scientists have discovered a small amount of methane on Mars. The debate whether the source is geological or biological is still on-going. This is my view as to why I feel it is more likely to be biological.
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Increasing Concern Over Potential Methane Gas Explosion and Tsunami at BP Oil Spill SiteThe damage to wildlife, ecosystems, and loss of human life caused by the massive BP oil spill are already bad enough. Now scientists are worried about other catastrophes, including a potential massive methane gas explosion.
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Methane Gas Explosion in the Gulf Could Kill MillionsBP found more than they bargained for in the Gulf - a mega pocket of highly pressurized methane gas. Now, millions of lives may be at risk from a deadly methane eruption. -
Easy Methods for Methane Gas DetectionKnowing about methane gas detection is important because this gas is not only an explosive but also acts as an asphyxiant. There are now a number of methods and devices you can use for methane gas detection.
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Generating Electricity from Landfill Methane Gas in Miami, FloridaMiami-Dade County, Florida is using methane gas sequestered from a landfill to cogenerate electricity at a nearby wastewater treatment plant. In addition to its environmental benefits, the project is saving money and creating jobs.
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NASA: Greenhouse Gas Methane RisingA report from NASA on Wednesday shows that greenhouse gas methane is on the on the rise again. Despite of all global awareness and initiatives, we have still not been able to stand-up together to lessen Greenhouse gas emission into Earth's atmosphere.
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Important Facts About Methane, Emissions Trading and Global WarmingOne of the elements of our environment that produces the so called climate change in a stronger way is a greenhouse gas called methane.
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Methane May Take Us Where No Man Has Ever Gone BeforeMethane has never been used to power a rocket in outer-space before. Now, however, NASA is working on rockets that may be able to carry space exploration further. -
Methane Rockets: Opening the Solar System for ExplorationMost rocket engines that fly in space either are liquid fueled, using liquid oxygen and either hydrogen or kerosene or else solid fuels. Now a new type of rocket engine, using methane and liquid oxygen as a fuel, is being tested for deep space vehicles.
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Methane Gas from Cow Manure, Claims Five Lives in VAScott Showalter, 34, had cleared the clogged pipe in his dairy farm's manure pit a hundred times. This time when he climbed in to unplug the clog, the deadly methane gas that filled the pit claimed his life, along with the lives of four others that struggled to aid him. -
European Commission Joins Bush's Methane to Markets PartnershipThe EPA announced that the European Commission has joined the US's Methane to Markets Partnership. The initiative promotes the reduction of methane, which is more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
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Ocean Methane Release: Another Deadly Effect of Global WarmingAlthough the Earth's waters are a wondrous sight, underneath that beauty are millions upon millions of tons of methane that is waiting for the slightest bit of temperature change to release itself into our atmosphere and contribute to global warming.
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Coal Bed Methane: Pros and Cons of This Energy FormNatural gas is a valuable source of energy and can be produced through a couple of methods. The most recently developed method for the recovery of natural gas is through coal bed methane production.
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Ethanol Part 4: Making Money and Producing Methane from Alcohol Fuel ResidueMaking alcohol for fuel is only the first step. You can make money from the residue.
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Methane Bubble Took Down BP Oil RigTexas Governor Rick Perry, a few days ago, referred to the explosion that took down the British Petroleum drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico as "an act of God." For this Perry was hooted at by many of his political opponents. -
Methyl Sulfonyl Methane Benefits and Side EffectsSome key benefits and possible downfalls of the natural mineral MSM. -
Methane: The Little-Used Fuel Product of Sewage Treatment PlantsWhile some people burn animal droppings for cooking and heat, it's a lesser-known fact that human poop may do just as well or even better. -
Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide, and MethaneGlobal warming--amidst all the hype, here are some actual facts to digest. Carbon dioxide is not the real issue here.
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The Methane GunTwo ways the cooling of the Earth caused by the The Azolla Event could be reversed are outlined.
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What Are Hybrid Atomic Orbitals?Atomic orbitals used in bonding sometimes "hybridize." This involves the combination of different types of orbitals to form entirely new varieties. Consider the example of methane... -
25 Dead in West Virginia Mine Explosion; Rescue Efforts for 4 Missing Miners DelayedOfficials say that it was dangerous levels of methane gas that caused the explosion at around 3 p.m. EST Monday at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, W.V., the same type of gas that is keeping rescue crews from going further into...
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Diet Change Reduces Cow Farts, Study ShowsCow farts are no joke. Methane emissions make up a small, but significant percentage of greenhouse gases. A new study shows that a better diet will reduce livestock gas. -
Farmers Use Cow Manure to Power Their FarmsSome dairy farmers are using cow manure to generate methane, which is then used to make electricity for the farm.
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BP Oil Spill: Yet Another Threat ExistsWhile British Petroleum's (BP) CEO Tony Hayward sits before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, experts and environmentalists have yet another concern to add to the list from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill--methane gas.
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Cows Get Blamed Again for Global WarmingA study in Germany indicates the practice of allowing cows onto pastures during winter encourages the growth of methane-emitting microorganisms in the soil -
Cow Farts and the Ozone LayerAll of the methane that is escaping from agriculture and biological waste is fuel we are essentially throwing away. Methane is a great fuel, and burning it is actually good for the atmosphere, even though CO2 is created in the process.
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Oil, Gas Companies Recognized for Reducing EmissionsOil and natural gas companies have been recognized by the EPA for their work reducing methane emissions. The Natural Gas Star Program is a voluntary program and began in 1993.
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Cow Power: The Next Renewable ResourceHow farms are using the methane from manure to produce electricity.
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Planet NeptuneLike Uranus, Neptune is considered to be an ice giant, due to the overall composition being ice and rock, versus hydrogen and helium around a rocky core. Neptune's blue color is as a result of the methane in the upper atmosphere. -
New Results from China Suggest that Plants Are Emitting Greenhouse GasesThis article investigates new findings that plants from Mongolia are producing methane gas. -
The Planets - a Series - #7 - UranusWe now know that Uranus has 27 moons and nine rings. The Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986 provided data not known previously concerning Uranus. -
Top Ten Signs that the End of the World is NearSome believe that the BP oil spill will trigger a massive release of methane gas similar to the Permian extinction which whipped out 96% of life on earth as we know it. -
The Power of the Chinese Cow PatA dairy farm in China that has 250,000 cows is now using cow pats to generate enough electricity to power 3,500 American style homes. The Chinese dairy industry is a growth industry, and is adding to the generation of greenhouse gases.
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Oil Leak Dome Fails as Oil Begins to Wash Up on Dauphin Island BeachesBP's latest attempt to reduce the amount of oil flowing freely into the Gulf of Mexico has failed due to methane ice crystal formation. News of oil washing up on shore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, worries coast residents.
