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Scientists seek source of giant methane mass over Southwest
2015-04-09 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Scientists are working to pinpoint the source of a giant mass of methane hanging over the southwestern U.S., which a study found to be the country's largest concentration of the greenhouse gas. The report that revealed the methane hot spot over the Four Corners region where Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona meet was released last year. Now, scientists from the University of Colorado, the University of Michigan, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA are conducting...
New Study Shows Gas Utilities Reduce Leaks of Methane
2015-04-01 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Utilities are making progress in reducing leaks from their natural gas distribution networks, a new study has found, but the industry and regulators can do more. Methane, a major component of natural gas, is a powerful greenhouse gas, having some 85 times the effect of carbon dioxide on climate change over a 20-year period. The Obama administration has promoted the use of natural gas as a power source, since it produces far less carbon dioxide than burning coal, but has also pressed for industry...
High Plains coal-bed methane reservoir deal headed to vote
2015-03-31 09:01:26| Waste Management - Topix.net
The deal between High Plains Gas, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality heads to a vote Tuesday by the Environmental Quality Council, the department's citizen review panel. The deal could allow troubled gas developer High Plains Dag Inc. to avoid having $2.2 million in bonds reclaimed by the state.
The importance of methane seeps in microbial biodiversity of sea floor
2015-03-19 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: A new study provides evidence that methane seeps are island-like habitats that harbor distinct microbial communities unique from other seafloor ecosystems." These seeps play an important role in microbial biodiversity of the sea floor. Methane seeps are natural gas leaks in the sea floor that emit methane into the water. Microorganisms that live on or near these seeps can use the methane as a food source, preventing the gas from collecting in the surrounding hydrosphere or migrating into the...
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Contract to be Finalized to Begin Landfill Methane Gas Extraction in Laredo, Texas
2015-03-17 23:21:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.kgns.tv/">KGNS.tv</a> Laredo, Texas, will begin turning trash into cash. City council instructed the city manager to finalize the contract to begin extracting methane gas and selling it for profit. read more
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