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methane

[meth-eyn, mee-theyn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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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

Officials said they have upgraded air monitors at nearby Eastman Avenue Elementary School to screen for hydrogen sulfide, methane and ammonia — all byproducts of rotting food.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The only gas known unambiguously to be present was methane, CH4, discovered by G. P. Kuiper.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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