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An $88 million satellite collected a year of groundbreaking methane data before losing contact, revealing crucial information that will help hold the oil and gas industry accountable for their climate promises.
Poland's largest coal producer is capturing dangerous methane gas from its mines and converting it into enough electricity to power a city of 50,000 people. The company plans to double its clean energy capacity while making mining safer.
A new renewable energy company just completed a major acquisition that will turn waste into clean fuel across the United States and Europe. The move positions Mobius Renewables to become one of the world's largest producers of renewable natural gas.
China's coal mines are releasing less methane per ton of coal than ever before, even as production rises. Smart mining shifts and better gas capture technology are turning a climate problem into progress.
New technology is capturing harmful methane gas from cow manure on dairy farms, turning a major pollution source into clean energy. California's $389 million investment is showing real results in the fight against climate change.
Scientists discovered a way to convert methane into methanol using electricity and plasma, eliminating carbon emissions from a process that produces 110 million tons of fuel annually. The breakthrough could also capture leaking natural gas and turn it into usable energy.
New satellite data shows methane-capturing digesters are cleaning up dairy farms across California. When they work right, these systems slash emissions by up to 80%, but researchers found rare leaks can wipe out months of progress in hours.
Researchers at Northwestern University created a breakthrough "bubble reactor" that uses miniature lightning bolts to transform methane into clean-burning methanol in a single step. The innovation could slash carbon emissions from fuel production while capturing harmful methane leaks.
New satellite tracking shows cow manure digesters are slashing methane emissions across 98 California dairies. The climate win comes with a catch: when these systems leak, they release methane at ten times the rate of traditional storage.
California launched a satellite program that spots methane leaks from space and alerts operators to fix them immediately. Since launching in 2025, the program has already stopped 20+ major methane plumes across the state.
The expensive carbon capture technology that climate models relied on to save the planet isn't happening, and scientists say that's a win. Bioenergy with carbon capture would have made emissions worse for decades while costing taxpayers billions.
Australian scientists just cracked a 20-year puzzle that's been stumping engineers worldwide: how to eliminate methane pollution from coal mines without burning extra fuel. The breakthrough could slash 15% of Australia's total methane emissions by 2030.
A Calgary cleantech startup has eliminated one million metric tonnes of CO₂ equivalent by replacing methane with liquid nitrogen at oil and gas facilities. The simple solution now prevents more methane daily than many technologies eliminate in a year.
A Washington state grant program is helping 13 landfills slash methane emissions with technology that adjusts itself every few hours instead of once a month. Real results are already showing up in year one.
Forest soils in Germany are becoming better at removing methane from the atmosphere as the climate changes. A groundbreaking 24-year study reveals that warmer, drier conditions actually boost forests' ability to fight this powerful greenhouse gas.
A massive underwater volcano eruption in 2022 triggered an unexpected atmospheric reaction that broke down methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases warming our planet. Scientists say this accidental discovery could help develop new tools to slow climate change.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the first-ever chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object, revealing methane gas from comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed through our solar system. The discovery offers an unprecedented glimpse into worlds beyond our cosmic neighborhood.
Scientists studying cow methane emissions can't compare their results because everyone uses different measurement tools. C-Lock Inc. is creating the first universal framework to make livestock climate research actually work together.
Scientists are using methane-eating microbes to transform one of the worst climate pollutants into useful products like biodegradable plastic and animal feed. These tiny bacteria already exist in nature and could help slow global warming while creating sustainable materials.
The James Webb Space Telescope just detected methane on a visitor from beyond our solar system for the first time. The discovery reveals that comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a completely different cosmic neighborhood with chemistry unlike anything in our own stellar backyard.
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