methane
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But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
For the past two years, leftover food has been able to be taken to an anaerobic digester to be converted into methane to generate electricity and produce fertiliser.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Southern Utes’ reservation occupies about 1,100 square miles in the San Juan Basin, atop one of the most productive coal-bed methane fields in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
While less polluting than coal, gas plants are still significant sources of planet-warming emissions, and their operations, particularly upstream, also leak methane, the main component of natural gas and itself a powerful greenhouse gas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“If the air stops circulating, methane will seep out of the coal and build up,” Dad said.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing methane
Global Climate Change - Introductory
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The Carbon Cycle
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