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methane

[meth-ayn, mee-thayn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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Turkey is also championing its Zero Waste Initiative, a high-profile environmental diplomacy campaign led by Emine Erdogan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seeking to push international cooperation to reduce methane emissions from waste.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The United States is the world's leading emitter of methane from its oil and gas sector, followed by Russia, according to the International Energy Agency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

“The methane rules have been very cumbersome for us,” said Chad McDougall, vice president at JMA Energy, a privately held oil-and-gas producer in Oklahoma City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Elon Musk's company will use 41 methane gas turbines to help power the site, which activists say could "significantly increase" local air pollution, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Then of course the black phone rang, and Dad heard there was a fall, men were hurt, maybe trapped, methane was surely seeping in.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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