‘Planetary emergency due to Arctic melt’

Report: Methane Reaching Dangerous Levels Near Planned Bronx Golf Course CBS Local NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Bronx residents are outraged over the discovery of high levels of methane gas next to Bronx homes near a Ferry Point dump where a golf course is being built for Donald Trump. The course will cost $97-million dollars and as … See all stories on this topic » CBS Local

Under the Covers waste360 The process of methane oxidation reduces the emissions of methane and other volatile hydrocarbons from the surface of landfills. Quantifying methane oxidation is one of the major uncertainties in estimating national or global methane emissions from … See all stories on this topic »

‘Planetary emergency due to Arctic melt’ Business Recorder (blog) Experts warned on September 19 of a “planetary emergency” due to the unforeseen global consequences of Arctic ice melt, including methane gas released from permafrost regions currently under ice. Columbia University and the environmental activist … See all stories on this topic »

Liquefied natural gas: Cold facts about a hot commodity Alaska Dispatch Methane is chilled to about minus 260 degrees — a temperature that transforms it from a vapor to a liquid, compressing its volume 600 times to make it more economical to store for later use or to ship long distances from countries endowed with natural … See all stories on this topic » Alaska Dispatch

Groundbreaking set for Gas-to-Energy project [The Mount Airy News, NC] Equities.com Unless methane is collected and converted to energy, it is released into the air, where it not only smells bad, but contributes to local air pollution and poses a safety hazard, according to Dennis Bledsoe, interim public works director and a key … See all stories on this topic »

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