methane emissions, Tag

The court did not intervene to pause the EPA’s rules tightening limits for mercury in coal-fired power plant emissions and methane generated by oil and gas production, meaning that the rules are clear to take effect while...

Think Gasoline is expensive now? From 2024, US Oil and gas companies will face impossible operating conditions, with the US EPA promising to impose a $900 / ton methane release fee, rising to $1500 per ton by 2026.

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have found a surprising food source that could help reduce cows' methane production: seaweed. A recent study from the university suggests bovines who eat an experimental...

ExxonMobil isn't typically known for climate action, but the world's biggest publicly traded oil and gas company is now fighting climate change with greenhouse gas reduction measures...

When you hear the words 'cow farts,' you probably giggle a little. But bovine flatulence and belches are pumping methane into the atmosphere, and contributing even more greenhouse gas emissions than scientists previously...

President Donald Trump in February instructed cabinet members "to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the American people," and it appears Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt has...

President Barack Obama has less than a year in office. Canadian prime minister Just Trudeau was just elected four months ago. Yet between the two, a friendship has already blossomed, and they appear poised to tackle climate...

Inhabitat has previously reported on an extensive and ongoing natural gas leak in the Los Angeles area. Now, over two months since the problem began, California Governor Jerry Brown has declared the persistent natural gas...

Raising the price of meat to reduce consumption is an essential part of our fight to keep rising global temperature in check, a new report says. The paper, published by London think tank Chatham House, says that "a shift...

Raising the price of meat to reduce consumption is an essential part of our fight to keep rising global temperature in check, a new report says. The paper, published by London think tank Chatham House, says that "a shift...

A new study shows that we are entering a vicious cycle of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. As humans burn more fossil fuels and release more greenhouse gases, global temperatures rise. As temperatures rise, more...

Yamal Peninsula in Sibera has a massive problem: Gigantic sinkholes have opened in its permafrost, leaking huge amounts of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere...

A new report reveals most consumers aren't aware that the meat and livestock industry is a bigger source of global carbon emissions than transport -- and that's even when air travel and shipping are included in the transport...

Cowspiracy Official Trailer from First Spark Media on Vimeo. Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a feature-length environmental documentary following a San Francisco filmmaker as he investigates the most destructive...

Sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference. For instance, in the battle between methane and global warming, garlic could prove to be the little allium that could. Methane is worse for the environment...