Methane leaks are supercharging the climate crisis — here’s what we must do, now
In the fight against climate change, the focus is usually on carbon dioxide. Yet there is an even more potent planet-warming ...
EurekAlert!28d
A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide ...
Dallas Morning News24d
Methane is a public health crisis. It’s time for Texas to get real
FILE - A flare for burning excess methane, or natural gas, from crude oil production is seen at a well pad in Watford City, N.D., Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)(Matthew Brown / AP ...
California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak
California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, ...
technologynetworks27d
New Catalyst Turns Methane Into Useful Polymers
Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to its molecular ...
Colorado's landfills leak climate-warming methane into the air: What's the state going to do about it?
Landfills in Colorado release millions of metric tons of greenhouse gases each year as organic waste including food, paper ...
Science Daily28d
A catalyst can turn methane into something useful
Chemical engineers designed a catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide ...
Phys.org28d
New catalyst can convert methane into useful polymers
MIT chemical engineers have now designed a new catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "What to do with methane has been a ...