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  • California will launch methane-detecting satellites, Gavin Newsom announces

    03/21/2025 2:24:57 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 84 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | March 21, 2025 | Lia Russell
    After making a show of deference to Donald Trump in the wake of deadly Los Angeles County wildfires earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be back to challenging the federal government on climate change policies. Newsom announced Friday that his administration will launch satellite-mounted sensors to track emissions of methane, an odorless gas pollutant that is a major contribution to global warming, making good on a promise originally made by former Gov. Jerry Brown.
  • Lab-Grown Milk Coming to a Supermarket Near You

    03/11/2025 5:36:46 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 67 replies
    Silent Crow News ^ | March 11, 2025 | Timothy Alexander Guzman
    Everything is getting scarier by the day, in our modern-day society, we as human beings have a lot to worry about, thanks to the ruling class of globalists including their corporations, the Military-Industrial Complex, the Zionist cabal, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Tobacco, Big Tech and of course, Big Ag or Big Food which is what I want to focus on because they are in the process of creating lab-grown milk which can become a reality in your local supermarket. Forbes just published an article on lab-grown milk called ‘First Lab-Grown Whole Cow’s Milk to Debut in The U.S.’ based...
  • Solving the mystery of Uranus and Neptune’s weird magnetic fields

    02/28/2025 12:48:01 PM PST · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    Study Finds ^ | February 28, 2025 | Staff
    Research led by Burkhard Militzer, University of California Berkeley This false color photograph of Neptune was made from Voyager 2 images taken through three filters: blue, green, and a filter that passes light at a wavelength that is absorbed by methane gas. (Credit: NASA/JPL) In a nutshell Uranus and Neptune have weird, disorganized magnetic fields because their interiors naturally separate into two distinct layers—a flowing water-rich upper layer and a stable hydrocarbon-rich lower layer. Using advanced simulations of 540 atoms under extreme pressure and temperature, Berkeley physicist Burkhard Militzer discovered that planetary ices (water, methane, and ammonia) spontaneously separate rather...
  • Natural Gas - Not Nuclear - Is the Key To Powering North America's Future

    12/14/2024 9:19:09 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 60 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 12/14/2024 | Gwyn Morgan
    After decades on the outs with environmentalists and regulators, nuclear power is being heralded as a key component for a “net zero” future of clean, reliable energy. Its promise is likely to fall short, however, due to some hard realities.As North America grapples with the challenge of providing secure, affordable, and sustainable energy amidst soaring electricity demand, it is time to accept this fact: Natural gas remains the most practical solution for powering our grid and economy.Nuclear power’s limitations are rooted in its costs, risks, and delays. Even under ideal circumstances, building or restarting a nuclear facility is arduous. Consider...
  • EU Considers Temporary Cap On Natural Gas Prices

    02/13/2025 10:31:11 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 17 replies
    Oil Price ^ | 02/13/2024 | Tsvetana Paraskova
    European Union officials are considering the potential introduction of a cap on natural gas prices as part of discussions on a clean industrial deal policy to boost Europe’s industry.Europe is losing competitiveness due to the European gas prices which are up to four times higher than those in the United States.A cap on prices is being discussed at the European Commission ahead of next month’s release of the so-called Clean Industrial Deal or the related Action Plan on Affordable Energy Prices, sources familiar with the talks have told the Financial Times.The EU currently has a cap on gas prices, the...
  • Asteroid, Comet…or Something Else? Mysterious Activity on “Oddball” Space Object Raises New Questions

    01/07/2025 5:35:38 AM PST · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | January 07, 2025 | University of Central Florida
    An artistic representation of Chiron’s nucleus surrounded by debris and a coma of dust and gas. Credit: William Gonzalez Sierra UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant “centaur” that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings provide valuable insights into the origins of our Solar System. Although our Solar System is billions of years old, we’ve only recently gained deeper insight into one of its most dynamic and intriguing members: (2060) Chiron. Chiron belongs to a group of celestial objects known as “Centaurs.” These objects orbit...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal

    12/29/2024 1:48:57 PM PST · by MtnClimber · 26 replies
    NASA ^ | 29 Dec, 2024 | Image Credit & Copyright: Kristina Makeeva
    Explanation: What are these bubbles frozen into Lake Baikal? Methane. Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, is the world's largest (by volume), oldest, and deepest lake, containing over 20% of the world's fresh water. The lake is also a vast storehouse of methane, a greenhouse gas that, if released, could potentially increase the amount of infrared light absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, and so increase the average temperature of the entire planet. Fortunately, the amount of methane currently bubbling out is not climatologically important. It is not clear what would happen, though, were temperatures to significantly increase in...
  • Burp-catching mask for gassy cows, designed to reduce methane emissions and slow down climate change, wins prestigious Prince Charles prize

    04/30/2022 7:13:05 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 68 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | April 30, 2022 | By Joshua Zitser
    An innovative face mask for cows, designed to reduce methane emissions and slow down climate change, has won a prestigious design award. The wearable device for cattle, created by UK-based design group Zelp, was one of the four winners of the inaugural Terra Cart Design Lab competition. Prince Charles, who launched the competition as part of his Sustainable Markets Initiative, hailed the ground-breaking design as "fascinating" at an awards ceremony in London on Wednesday. The design, a smart harness for cows, converts methane into carbon dioxide and water vapor. Cows expel significant quantities of methane, an odorless greenhouse gas, which...
  • Why are people pouring Milk down the drain over a cow feed additive?

    12/04/2024 5:16:11 AM PST · by RandFan · 59 replies
    BBC ^ | Dec 4 | BBC
    Some UK social media users have been pouring milk down their sinks and toilets in protest at the trial of a new feed additive that claims to significantly reduce the emission of methane gas in dairy cows. Arla Foods, a Danish-Swedish company which owns the UK’s biggest dairy cooperative, announced last week that 30 of its farms across the country would test the additive, named Bovaer. The company says Bovaer - which is added in small quantities to cow feed - could reduce cow methane emissions by between 30-45%. It has been approved for use by UK regulators, and several...
  • Danish Farmers Facing Carbon Tax for Each ‘Fart’ Cows Make

    06/27/2024 6:49:41 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 44 replies
    Daily Fetched ^ | June 26, 2024 | Jason Walsh
    The government has warned livestock farmers in Denmark they will be taxed on the amount of farts and burps from their cows, sheep, and pigs. From 2030, farmers will be taxed for their fatulent (sic) livestock, becoming the first country in the world to do so as it targets methane emissions to fight climate change. Taxation Minister Jeppe Bruus said the aim is part of the globalist push to supposedly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. Danish livestock farmers will face a punitive financial imposition of 300 kroner ($43) per ton of carbon dioxide...
  • EXCLUSIVE: Advocates want NY HEAT Act in the final budget, but they probably won’t get it

    04/19/2024 5:21:39 AM PDT · by AbolishCSEU · 9 replies
    fingerlakes1.com ^ | 4/18/24 | Edwin Vera
    The New York HEAT Act might not make the final budget. The bill reduces the state’s reliance on natural gas and cuts ratepayer costs by eliminating certain rules. It was in both legislative chambers’ one-house budgets, but last-minute scrambling could remove it. New York League of Conservation Voters Policy Director Patrick McClellan said, aside from people’s preference for natural gas, other challenges have made the bill hard to pass. “I think that there has also been some irresponsible fear-mongering against this bill from some people who oppose it,” said McClellan, “basically telling people this means that their natural gas service...
  • James Webb Space Telescope Detects Alcohol and Icy Organic Molecules Around a Protostar Pair

    03/19/2024 10:22:46 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 25 replies
    The Debrief ^ | March 18, 2024 | Micah Hanks
    The latest discoveries were made by Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) instrument as part of the James Webb Observations of Young ProtoStars (JOYS+) program and revealed key chemical ingredients astronomers are looking for in the search for distant worlds that could be home to life.Given that they are young protostars, IRAS 2A and IRAS 23385 do not appear to have planets in orbits around them yet. However, the detections of organic molecules around them are promising indicators for regions of future habitability.Along with the detection of ethanol, MIRI has also detected what astronomers believe is probably acetic acid, an ingredient commonly...
  • Snake Steak Could Be a Climate-Friendly Source of Protein

    03/14/2024 1:50:30 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 70 replies
    Scientific American ^ | March 14, 2024 | BY MEGHAN BARTELS
    Pythons turn their food into meat pretty efficiently, a study finds, making them an intriguing alternative to climate-unfriendly cows. Put aside your chicken cutlets and meatloaf and say hello to python curries and satay skewers. Some snake scientists think eating these reptiles—already customary or at least acceptable in parts of the world—might help lessen the damage our food choices have on the environment. With some eight billion people on the planet today, all of whom require protein to stay healthy, finding new sources of these nutrients is a crucial issue. But how do you get from the challenge of providing...
  • Oil And Gas Companies Are Being Watched By a New Methane-Tracking Satellite

    03/12/2024 2:32:32 AM PDT · by Recovering_Democrat · 34 replies
    Gizmodo ^ | 3/8/2024 | Passant Rabie
    The recently launched satellite will provide a global view of methane emanating hot spots, and make its data open to the public. Earlier this week, a new satellite launched to track methane as it emanates from oil and gas fields across the world, hoping to expose major producers of the greenhouse pollutant and hold them accountable... “Data from this satellite will help us to better measure methane emissions and target their sources, bringing more transparency to the problem, giving companies and investors the information they need to take action, and empowering the public to hold people accountable,” Michael Bloomberg, United...
  • NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments

    03/01/2024 1:02:53 AM PST · by Libloather · 88 replies
    Fox News via MSN ^ | 2/29/24 | Thomas Catenacci
    New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing JBS USA, the world's largest producer of beef, over the company's emissions and for "greenwashing" by allegedly misleading the public about its environmental impact. In an announcement, James noted that beef production has the largest greenhouse gas footprint of any major food commodity and that animal agriculture accounts for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. According to James, JBS USA's various net-zero pledges for 2030 and 2040 are therefore misleading and "not feasible" given the scope of its worldwide beef production operations. "As families continue to face the daily impacts of the...
  • Why NASA's First Landing On The Moon in 50 Years Matters - It's Commercial, Cryogenic & Confused

    02/26/2024 5:54:23 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 58 replies
    YouTube ^ | February 24, 2024 | Scott Manley (fly safe)
    Intuitive Machines have successfully soft landed on the Moon, carrying a number of payloads for NASA, this represents a return to the moon for the USA. However far more significantly, it's the first purely commercial lander to land on the surface of the moon, and the first lunar lander to use purely cryogenic propellents for all its deep space maneuvering. Both of these factors are core to NASA's Artemis program, and so seeing success here is important to NASA's plans.However.It's far from a perfect success, because it appears to have fallen over during the landing, and this is limiting the...
  • America’s Gas Bonanza Brings Biden New Political Dilemmas...The president is facing pressure from some Democrats and climate groups to rein in exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG

    01/12/2024 7:51:00 AM PST · by Red Badger · 23 replies
    Wall Street Journal ^ | Jan. 12, 2024 5:30 am ET | By Benoît Morenne
    The U.S. has become the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas. President Biden is finding that this superpower status comes with its own set of headaches. In the past two years, hundreds of cargoes loaded with supercooled gas departed the U.S. Gulf Coast as foreign buyers turned to America for energy supplies. Developers of export terminals have seized the momentum to advance plans to build new plants and crank out even more LNG. Now, climate activists and Democratic lawmakers are exhorting the Biden administration to halt this expansion. They argue that the federal government, which has to approve LNG...
  • NASA’s Webb Finds Signs of Possible Aurorae on Isolated Brown Dwarf

    01/10/2024 12:30:19 AM PST · by Red Badger · 13 replies
    NASA ^ | JAN 09, 2024 | NASA Webb Telescope Team
    Infrared emission from methane suggests atmospheric heating by auroral processes. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller than a star) with infrared emission from methane, likely due to energy in its upper atmosphere. This is an unexpected discovery because the brown dwarf, W1935, is cold and lacks a host star; therefore, there is no obvious source for the upper atmosphere energy. The team speculates that the methane emission may be due to processes generating aurorae. These findings are being presented at the 243rd meeting of the American...
  • Increase in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa found to be producing rising amounts of methane

    01/07/2024 6:35:43 AM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 64 replies
    Phys Org ^ | 5/1/24 | Bob Yirka
    A team of engineers and atmospheric scientists at Harvard University, working with a colleague from the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has calculated the increased amount of methane being expelled into the atmosphere due to increases in rice farming in parts of Africa. In their paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the group describes how they recalculated methane emissions due to recent increases in rice production in sub-Saharan Africa, and what they found by doing so. Prior research has shown that methane is the second most important greenhouse gas (behind carbon dioxide)—it has been found to...
  • Biden’s new rule against methane becomes ‘final’: Rule Aims to Cut Methane Emissions, Targets US Oil and Gas Industry

    12/05/2023 10:54:34 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 23 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 12/05/2023 | Jack Hellner
    It’s not really an exaggeration (if at all) to say that every single day we hear from Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Joe Scarborough, the media, and others about how dangerous President Trump is—ad nauseam they declare how “like Hitler” he is. And, it seems every single day, Joe Biden issues some new executive order or regulation assaulting our freedoms and our prosperity. He knows he can’t get his radical agenda through Congress so he just goes around them. He violates his oath of office by not only refusing to enforce immigration laws that Congress passed, but sabotaging our sovereignty too.It...