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Are Gas Stoves Going to be Banned and Why?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 15 Jan 23

In an interview, last Monday, an individual appointed by President Biden to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that a national ban on gas stoves is something they have on the agenda this year. He also says that gas...

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River Burns in South-West Queensland

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Apr 16

I've just watched a clip on Facebook which is very worrying. A guy holds a match to the waters of the Condamine River near Chinchilla in south-western Queensland and the water ignites. The Greens political party are blaming...

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Porter Ranch, L.A. evacuations due to methane leak

edibleorganicgardening @buttheadface932 (708) • United States 9 Jan 16

"Gas is spewing into the atmosphere at a rate so fast that the well now accounts for about a quarter of the state's total emissions of methane - an extremely potent greenhouse...

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Global warming and mankind.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 15 Jan 11

Everybody is now well familiar with the term ‘Global Warming’. Global warming is defined as the observed temperature increase over the last 50 years. It is due to the increase in the concentrations of greenhouse gases like water...

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Which planet has the most methane in its atmosphere?

ketulshah84 @ketulshah84 (81) • India 21 Oct 10

I am not good at planets atmosphere...but do you know which planet has the most methane in its atmosphere?

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I have an idea.

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 26 Sep 10

On this video clip by Vanguard, my favorite documentary series by Current, Adam Yamaguchi, the corresponder gets a ride on a boat over a river in Delhi which is emitting gas bubbles as you can see when you watch the clip. My...

Feeding curry to sheep = saving the planet

sjlskl @sjlskl (3382) • Singapore 8 Jul 10

Found this interesting article. Researchers have discover that by feeding curry to the sheep, it can reduce the animal's methane output which in turn will help save the planet. Apparently, the spices work as an antibotic and kill...

Gulf Oil Spill - A Different Risk

TexLadyPj @TexLadyPj (1328) • United States 18 Jun 10

I found this news article that begs the question of the danger of methane gas concentration in the Gulf Oil Catastrophe. Fudge can't paste URL, let me go and retrieve...

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An explosive experience

the_lioness @the_lioness (177) 16 Jul 09

As a mutant, I noticed recently that I can change the molecular structure and composition of my own farts, to turn the methane into a highly concentrated gas, powerful enough to propel me in the air. Imagine the applications...

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Is there really an energy crisis?

Xenosaiyan @Xenosaiyan (66) • United States 29 Mar 09

Yesterday, March 28, 2009 there was a thing called "Earth Energy Day" where people turn off their lights for an hour to help the environment. My reaction: "You've got to be kidding me." We already have wind, solar, hydroelectric,...

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Can a cow power your car?

monsterj1 @monsterj1 (188) 26 Feb 09

If you had a car big enough to carry a cow and a small family would it prodce enough methane to power it along for short journeys? I guess you need to constantly feed it grass to produce the gas.....

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Eat " Kangaroo".. " To Save the Planet" !!

saivenkaat802003 @saivenkaat802003 (4823) • India 10 Aug 08

Kangaroo.. and saving the planet, what connections does it have.. Simple the digestive system of Kangaroo is different and produces no METHANE gases.. What methane gas? yea.. Methane gas is produced by cows and sheep.....

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Scientists say cow farts are partly responsible for Global Warming!

Yestheypayme2dothis @Yestheypayme2dothis (7874) • United States 17 Jun 08

Scientists say cow farts are partly responsible for Global Warming! http://www.show.me.uk/site/news/STO873.html Imagine the money they are spending on this!

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Dairy farmers are generating their own power

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 13 Jan 08

The law says they cannot sell the excess, but must donate it to the power grid. They install tanks to process manure, turning the methane into power. The Weather Channel did a story on this today. What do you think of this...

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Where is the most embarrassing place you have farted? who were you around?

saralee1 @saralee1 (1982) • United States 24 Jun 07

occasionaly we all have to do it, letting off some methane gas from our rumps. but, where is the most embarrassing place you can remember? mine was in the quiet section of the library. Unfortunately, the poor kid behind me got...

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Poop to natural gas!

Starwulf @Starwulf (43) • United States 9 May 07

Yep, you read right, Poop to gas! NO, not farts, but natural gas. The kind that heats homes or cooks meals. You just convert sewage treatment plant to gas production plants and, well, that's pretty much it. Just add human, animal...

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Methane gas from landfill dumps

jwfarrimond @jwfarrimond (4473) 28 Apr 07

A discussion in another thread led me to do a quick bit of research into the production of methane from landfill dumps and I came across this interesting site: http://www.epa.gov/lmop/

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Do men fart more than women because they have no womb taking up space?

spikey_monkey @spikey_monkey (759) 22 Mar 07

And in it's palce are there gas chambers obscene amounts of methane gas?

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A car that runs on apple fumes!!!!

sandybhai88 @sandybhai88 (12) • India 6 Feb 07

Hi guys, I have got a abstract from a local news paper for you.. " A Somerset farmer has converted his Jag so it runs on rotting apple fumes. Henry Hobhous,52,of the UK packs two underground tanks full of apples and collects...

Production of methane

LMeena @LMeena (1) • India 19 Nov 06

Production of methane gas from sewage water and thereby using it for power generation.

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