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Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA Final Rule That Delays Methane Pollution Protections from Oil…

2 months ago Press Release 0 Comments

Unlawful Delay Ignores Health Risks, Energy Waste, Widespread Opposition Contact Sierra Club — Shannon Van Hoesen, shannon.vanhoesen@sierraclub.org Environmental Defense Fund — Sharyn Stein, sstein@edf.org Clean Air Task Force — Samantha Sadowski, ssadowski@catf.us Center for Biological Diversity — Jason Rylander, jrylander@biologicaldiversity.org Earthjustice — Alexandria Trimble, atrimble@earthjustice.org Environmental Law & Policy Center … [continued]

NASA methane super-emitter
Methane super-emitters are the target of a new $100 million investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies, aimed at growing the global network of methane detection satellites and coordinating corrective action among governments (cropped, courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech).

Earth To Methane Super-Emitters: You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide (PS, You Can’t Even…

3 months ago Tina Casey 0 Comments

Methane super-emitters are the target of a new $100 million investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies, aimed at growing the global network of methane detection satellites and coordinating corrective action among governments.

burps and farts
"GOC Tring 133: Cattle" by Peter O'Connor, aka anemoneprojectors, via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0 license).

ArkeaBio Appoints Dr. Zach Serber as Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Development of Methane-Reducing Livestock…

5 months ago Press Release 0 Comments

Dr. Serber will advance the biotechnology enabling ArkeaBio’s first-of-its-kind solution to deliver a practical, cost-effective way for farmers and producers to reduce emissions and enhance livestock productivity. Dr. Serber’s appointment comes as ArkeaBio accelerates toward product validation and commercial deployment. BOSTON, MA, USA — ArkeaBio, a global agricultural bioscience company … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic aerial image of a traditional RoPax ferry disturbing shallow coastal sediments, illustrating wake turbulence and potential methane release pathways
ChatGPT generated panoramic aerial image of a traditional RoPax ferry disturbing shallow coastal sediments, illustrating wake turbulence and potential methane release pathways

Can Ship Design Stop Methane Emissions In Shallow Waters?

7 months ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

I was recently asked if reducing ship speeds is the only available solution to the methane emissions documented in a recent study from the journal Communications Earth & Environment. The research, focused on ship traffic in Neva Bay, Russia, revealed that vessels traveling faster than 12 knots with hull drafts … [continued]

burps and farts
"GOC Tring 133: Cattle" by Peter O'Connor, aka anemoneprojectors, via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0 license).

Methane-Emitting Livestock Burps & Farts Need To Be Taxed In The US

1 year ago Carolyn Fortuna 0 Comments

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]

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Monitoring Methane Better — Finally

1 year ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

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]