Tag: methane emissions
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Global Warming Speeds Up Methane Emissions From Freshwater
British scientists have identified yet another twist to the threat of global warming. Any further rises in temperature are likely to accelerate the release of methane from rivers, lakes, deltas, bogs, swamps, marshlands and rice paddy fields. [caption id="attachment_327188" align="alignnone" width="500"] Most of the methane in freshwater systems is produced by an important group of microbes called…
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Tax Meat to Reduce Methane Emissions and Global Warming, Say Scientists
By Kristina Chew You’ve probably heard that methane from cows, sheep, goats and buffalo (that is, ruminant farts) has been linked to global warming. There are 50 percent more cows and similar animals today than half a century ago (3.6 billion) and methane released from their digestive systems is the biggest human-related source of this greenhouse gas.…
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Fossil Fuel Chemical Supplier Shut Down By Fracking Protesters
Momentive is one of the largest worldwide distributors of “resin coated proppants,” a necessary component for high-volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. These chemicals are …
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Josh Fox Talks Fracking and Gasland Part II on The Daily Show
Watch The Daily Show’s John Oliver interview Gasland Director Josh Fox on his new film, Gasland Part II, which elaborates on …