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November 28, 2013

U.S. MAY BE PRODUCING 50 PERCENT MORE METHANE THAN EPA THINKS

November 28, 2013/ RuralLife.ca

Source: NPR

Methane is the source of the gas we burn in stoves. You can also use it to make plastics, antifreeze, or fertilizer. It comes out of underground deposits, but it also seeps up from swamps, landfills, even the stomachs of cows. And while methane is valuable, a lot of it gets up into the atmosphere, where it becomes a... (read more)