Hydrogen, The Dream That Won’t Die, Gets A New Lease On Life
Hydrogen has many advocates and many detractors. Now a company in Finland says it can make it from methane with no carbon emissions.
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Methane-Emitting Livestock Burps & Farts Need To Be Taxed In The US
Burps and farts. They’re the fodder of fun prepubescent comedy. When the burps and farts come from livestock, though, they generate significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in warming the planet. In fact, animal agriculture produces more greenhouse gas emissions … [continued]
Gas Stoves Are Hazardous To Your Health
The latest research claims gas stoves kill up to 40,000 people a year in the EU and UK. So why are so many committed to using them?
Monitoring Methane Better — Finally
The Biden–Harris administration has dished out a $162.4 million loan guarantee to help address an issue that really doesn’t get enough attention, or solutions. The issue is methane emissions, and specifically not tracking them well enough in this case. The loan guarantee, which is part of the administration’s Investing in … [continued]
Methane Expert Rob Jackson Of Global Carbon Project Talks Solutions
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Jackson, scientist, author, and director of the Global Carbon Project to talk cow burps, landfills, and shale oil, all in aid of the very big global warming problem that is methane. This is the second half of our conversation, lightly … [continued]
Stop Emitting Nasty GHG Methane & It Will Disappear From Air In Our Lifetime
Methane is so hot right now. Well, it’s making the world a lot hotter, because it’s a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and we’ve been increasing the amount we’re dumping into the air. That’s not a good kind of hot. The United States is the worst emitter … [continued]
Emissions From LNG Are Worse Than From Burning Coal
The fossil fuel industry has a multi-billion-dollar plan to build new LNG (liquified natural gas) terminals in the Gulf of Mexico near the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. One of the reasons for building those terminals is a claim that LNG results in fewer carbon emissions than burning coal, so … [continued]
What Is The Biggest Contributor To Methane Emissions: Fossil Fuels Or Cattle?
You might think that fossil fuels score at the very top level of methane emissions levels, but they don’t. It’s cattle and manure, according to a recent report from the Global Carbon Project, which updates its Global Methane Budget every few years. They say that despite an increasing policy focus … [continued]
Berkeley Plans New Strategy To Eliminate Methane
The city of Berkeley, California, lost in court last year when it tried to ban new methane hookups, but it is back with a new plan that just might work.
LNG Terminals Are Dangerous To Your Health
The latest report from Greenpeace USA reveals how dangerous to human health LNG processing plants and export terminals are.
