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methane

[meth-ayn, mee-thayn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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Ditto manufacturers of petrochemicals and even dairy farmers since cows emit methane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Exporters are set to get an extra year to get to grips with incoming European Union methane emission rules, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as companies struggle with high fuel costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In January 2025, they found methane gushing from the valve on a well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Global methane plume data is available on 30-day lag on Carbon Mapper’s website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

We mix together and spark the gases of the primitive Earth: hydrogen, water, ammonia, methane, hydrogen sulfide—all present, incidentally, on the planet Jupiter today and throughout the Cosmos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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