RSSTag : methane (38)

Ice that burns could be a green fossil fuel »

Posted by: myfairlady 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology

Natural gas locked up in water crystals could be a source of enormous amounts of energy – and if a new technology delivers what scientists are ...

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Greener diet reduces dairy cows' methane burps »

Posted by: engineer 2 weeks, 5 days ago in Science & Technology

Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas ...

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Landfill methane towers scorch perched hawks »

Posted by: Eagle_Eye 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News

ALBANY, New York - A towering landfill smokestack offers an irresistible perch for raptors to watch for rodents scavenging in the treeless landscape below. But when ...

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Life on Mars? Methane 'plumes' hints at presence of organisms on Red Planet »

Posted by: lovemorgul 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology

Nasa scientists have detected 'plumes' of methane gas on Mars, raising hopes of finding evidence of life on the Red Planet, it was claimed today ...

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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps »

Posted by: Progressive 2 weeks, 5 days ago in Political News

WASHINGTON - One contributor to global warming, bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants. is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration ...

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Lake of Petroleum-Like Liquid Confirmed on Titan »

Posted by: Neophile 11 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology

Earthlings might be scrambling to find liquid hydrocarbons buried in our planet, but Saturn's moon Titan has plenty to spare.

Scientists say that a ...

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Life on Mars: new mission needed say scientists »

Posted by: myfairlady 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology

A new mission to Mars is needed to determine once and for all whether there is life on the Red Planet, scientists have said.

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Food for a Healthier Planet »

Posted by: whixy 5 months ago in Health & Fitness

How to eat for a healthier you and a healthier planet.

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Exclusive: The methane time bomb »

Posted by: Ratskii 9 months ago in Science & Technology

Arctic scientists discover new global warming threat as melting permafrost releases millions of tons of a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.

Don ...

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A Different Kind of Gas Tax »

Posted by: blakelylaw 5 months, 4 weeks ago in Business & Finance

How absurd! The EPA want to tax animal waste emissions of methane. If they do that, why don't they also tax us, the beans ...

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Ibuki - First Satellite to Track the Global CO2 Levels by Japan | Tecspeak.com »

Posted by: kevintilva 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology

The satellite named "Ibuki, which means "breath", the first satellite dedicated to monitoring carbon dioxide emission was launched into space Friday from a center in ...

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Oslo Buses to run on Poo Power »

Posted by: brandonthebuck 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology

Rather than let all their sewage go to waste, the city of Oslo recently announced that it plans to cut carbon emissions by converting 80 ...

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Scientists: Climate-Change 'Time Bomb' About to Go Off »

Posted by: pagey 9 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology

There's a ticking time bomb underneath the oceans, and it's about to go off, some scientists say.

A Russian research ship trawling the ...

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Arctic Ice Meltdown Caused By Release Of Methane »

Posted by: tonks21 10 months, 1 week ago in News

Researchers believe that the Northwest Passage will once again be free of any ice. This will be the second year that this has occurred and ...

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The New, Improved, Fuel-efficient . . . Cow? »

Posted by: bowsnumba1 1 month ago in Science & Technology

Scientists in Canada are now researching ways to produce cattle that eat less and emit less -- that's right, we mean farting and burping.

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