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methane

[meth-eyn, mee-theyn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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“As organic waste decomposes in landfills, it accounts for 41% of the state’s methane emissions, a greenhouse gas with 84 times the power to heat the climate as carbon dioxide,” according to CalRecycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

European rules on deforestation, methane emissions and digital regulations are among the U.S.’s top concerns, U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

But in a world where global warming fixes can seem impossibly daunting, limiting methane pollution from stripper wells is the rare low-hanging fruit, Andrew Logan of Ceres, a climate advocacy group, told me.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

Guterres announced new initiatives to combat methane emissions and address concerns over the environmental footprint of energy-hungry data centres.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

When Earth was only about a third of its eventual size, it was probably already beginning to form an atmosphere, mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, methane, and sulfur.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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