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The Nord Stream pipeline methane gas leak could be one of the largest and pose a huge climate change risk, experts say

It is too soon to know how the Nord Stream pipeline leak will affect the climate, but methane is a …

Marianne Guenot   


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July is peak season for rare 'night-shining' clouds. Thanks to methane pollution, they're now more visible, scientists say.

Once rarely seen outside of polar skies, noctilucent clouds are becoming more common and widespread…

Paola Rosa-Aquino   


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Methane is mysteriously leaking from the sea floor in Antarctica, edging global heating to a point of no return

Microorganisms that could have consumed the methane took years to arrive, causing the gas to still …

Sinéad Baker   


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Burger King is debuting a new Whopper made from cows that burp and fart 33% less

Burger King unveiled a Whopper made with cows that produce 33% less methane emissions via burps and…

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Agriculture produces more methane than oil and gas, making it a focus in reducing warming temperatures. Here are some of the best solutions.

Domestic livestock and manure produce more than 30% of the methane in the US. Cutting emissions has…

Karen K. Ho   


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Elon Musk says 'do not worry too much' about methane, the gas used in SpaceX rocket fuel that accounts for 20% of global greenhouse emissions

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the company's annual shareholder meeting Thursday that a carbon tax "is…

Hannah Towey   


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The Curiosity rover found a massive spike in methane that could point to life on Mars

This isn't the first time that scientists have found methane on Mars: In 2004, scientists reported …

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Cow farts and livestock dangerous for climate change: Bill Gates

Vehicles and carbon emissions is a story as old as the industrial revolution, but nobody’s thinking…

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Rising global temperatures are creating bubbling, methane lakes you can light on fire

They're actually remnants from the last Ice Age. Around 11,000 years ago these areas used to be fro…

David Anderson,Chia-Yi Hou   


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Lakes of methane on Saturn's moon Titan may be the craters of giant explosions, a new study shows

Near the moon's north pole, the data showed, a series of small lakes sport rims that tower hundreds…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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The EPA will no longer require oil and gas companies to report their methane emissions

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt would like to assess the need for the information that the agency wa…

Rafi Letzter   


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Scientists just confirmed there are rivers of methane on one of Saturn's moons

A few years ago, the Cassini spacecraft sent back some odd images from a flight it made near the mo…

Meghan Bartels   


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Senate attempt to repeal Obama-era methane regulation was just dealt a surprising blow

Methane is the primary component of natural gas, a fuel source that has become increasingly popular…

Dana Varinsky   


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Why Mars? To Find The Elusive Methane And Secrets Of Life

The main reason why countries are aiming for Mars is to hunt for the elusive Methane and determine …

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New Methane Discovery On Mars Is 'Disappointing For Many'

"Curiosity is not a life-detection mission, but is there to assess the habitability of the Red Plan…

Dina Spector   


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This massive Los Angeles county gas leak is spewing 110,000 pounds of methane an hour

A massive methane leak in Southern California has been spewing 110,000 pounds of natural gas into t…

Jenner Deal   


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Researchers Warn Of Catastrophic Methane Release From The Thawing Arctic

These financial impacts will mostly be felt in the poorest parts of Africa, Asia, and South America…

Jennifer Welsh   


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Curiosity Rover Witnessed Mysterious Methane Spikes On Mars - A Tantalizing Clue That It Could Hold Life

In the past, instruments like the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft have measured eve…

Jessica Orwig   


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Pennsylvania Newspaper Wants EPA To Retest Water Near Gas Wells For Methane

...the EPA PowerPoint presentation identified five water wells where the chemical composition of th…

Rob Wile