Results for keyword: methane
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Redefining "renewable" to get a clean energy bill through Congress
As his retirement looms, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., pushes a "clean energy" bill, one that broadens the energy mix beyond traditional "renewable" sources.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Apr 15, 2012 -
A fresh focus on frack attacks
In all the fuss about fracking, the many other problems caused by rampant oil and gas development are being overlooked.
by Jonathan Thompson, Mar 01, 2012 -
From poo to power
Biofuel partnerships help fuel local communities
by Evelyn Schlatter, Mar 12, 2008 -
Cow power
In Idaho’s Magic Valley, cow capital of the fourth-largest milk-producing state in the U.S., entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in on all that manure by using anaerobic digesters to convert it into energy
by Michelle Blank, May 14, 2007 -
How we lost our ranch to gas drilling
A rancher recounts how oil drilling destroyed her rural lifestyle and forced her and her husband to sell their western Colorado ranch
by Rosemary Bilchak, Aug 21, 2006 -
Facts about greenhouse gas emissions
Sprinkled throughout the lead story are "fun facts" about what causes greenhouse gas emissions and what people can do to reduce them
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006 -
Heard around the West
"Spiral Jetty" returns; "fart science"; the methane-cow question; pigs with personalities; Mustang Ranch is back in business
by Betsy Marston, Sep 05, 2005 -
Heard Around the West
Trouble at Burning Man; take your prostate to the County Fair; spotted knapweed kills its rivals; what happens to "liberated" mink; what to do when a bear attacks you; exploding pigs; "scratch ‘n’ sniff" for city folks
by Betsy Marston, Sep 29, 2003






