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Methane

The Bloom Box: Too good to be true?

The Bloom Box claims to be the Holy Grail of cheap, clean energy. But does it live up to its hype?

Fish Oil Could Control Methane-Packed Cow Farts

When cows fart – which they do, a lot – one of the most potent greenhouse gases in existence is released in huge quantities. That, of course, contributes to global warming. But how do we get all the cows on the planet to stop passing gas? Scientists have tried trapping it in tanks strapped to [...]

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Poo Power! Oslo Buses to Run on Biomethane

Citizens of Norway will soon be able to ride around town on buses powered by nothing other than methane from human excrement. It’s emissions-free, hardly costs a thing and doesn’t require drilling into the earth’s surface. Every single person in Oslo will be contributing something very personal toward this new method of powering the city’s [...]

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Cow Burps Responsible for More Greenhouse Gases than Cars

A herd of cows produces more greenhouse gases than a family car just by burping, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth said this week. Dr. Andy Thorpe explained that 200 cows belch out enough methane each year to equal the emissions produced by a car being driven 111,850 miles.
From The Independent:
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Arctic Sea ‘Foaming with Methane’ as Permafrost Melts

Scientists have discovered the first evidence that millions of tons of methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide, are being released into the atmosphere from beneath the Arctic seabed. It’s not yet confirmed, but if it turns out to be true, it could be an extremely bad sign for the future [...]

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Researchers Collecting Cow Flatulence in Plastic Tanks to Study Global Warming

10 cows in Argentina are wearing fashionable pink ‘balloon backpacks’ that collect methane directly from their stomachs. Researchers in Argentina are studying the effects of methane on the environment, and they’ve discovered that methane from cows accounts for more than 30 percent of Argentina’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
From The Telegraph:
As one of the world’s [...]

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