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US landfills emit far more methane than previously known

Grist

Amid the commotion, an invisible gas often escapes unnoticed, warming the planet and harming our health: methane. At more than half of the hundreds of garbage dumps surveyed — in the largest assessment yet of such emissions — most of the pollution flowed from leaks, creating concentrated plumes. times, and sometimes as much as 2.7

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Little-known firms lead America's list of top methane polluters

Inhabitat - Innovation

Among the top 10 emitters of methane, five are smaller firms. Their environmental footprint is now larger than their production.

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Brighton firm to develop new landfill methane emission monitoring intelligence platform

Envirotec Magazine

The University will develop a feasibility study and test approaches for the satellite detection of methane emissions at landfill sites, and for the satellite detection of vegetation health changes in the proximity of landfills due to accidents or mismanagement.

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Leading oil and gas companies and investors rally around EPA’s new methane rules and set the stakes for robust implementation

EDF + Business

The EPA’s new rules to reduce methane emissions from the nation’s oil and gas industry could be a climate game changer. That’s because methane – the main component of natural gas – has more than 80 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide in the short term and is responsible for more than 25% of the warming we’re experiencing today.

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Exxon's leaked documents reveal devastating pollution plan

Inhabitat - Innovation

Earlier this year when ExxonMobil announced its intention to reduce its methane emissions and gas-burning, many welcomed and celebrated the news. Despite these initial claims, the company's internal documents paint a different picture.

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New hydrogen production tech could reduce CO2 pollution

Inhabitat - Innovation

For many years, hydrogen production has proven costly to the environment, as industrial hydrogen production uses partial methane oxidation and fossil gasification. A recent publication in the journal Angewandte Chemie brings attention to an improved way of generating clean hydrogen.

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Industry first liquid bio methane offering

Envirotec Magazine

“Adding Bio-LNG to our off-grid energy supply is a real step-change for the business and shows just how serious we are about building a lower carbon future for the UK,” says David Taylor, Head of Corporate Affairs and Innovation at Flogas. Bio-LNG is a highly sustainable version of LNG with almost the exact same chemical makeup.

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