On AlterNet: methane

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What to Make of EPA Test Results: Is Water in Dimock, PA Really Safe to Drink After Fracking Contamination?

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica. March 20, 2012.

But what the EPA didn't say publicly is that the water samples contained dangerous quantities of methane gas and other chemicals.

Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica. May 10, 2011.

Researchers found that levels of flammable methane gas in drinking water wells increased to dangerous levels when those water supplies were close to natural gas wells.

New Study Shows Methane from BP Oil Spill Has Been Eaten by Microbes

Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian. January 7, 2011.

Underwater bacteria had devoured nearly all the methane gas from BP's blown-out well by August, says a study in Science.

Could Dairies Double as Clean Power Plants?

Barry Estabrook, The Atlantic. July 14, 2010.

Converting cow manure into a renewable source of fuel is one of those rare situations in which everybody and everything wins—especially the environment.

Water Problems From Drilling Are More Frequent Than Officials Said

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica. August 5, 2009.

Methane released from gas drilling has caused a fatal explosion and water contamination across seven counties in Pennsylvania.

Dam Building Is Booming, But Is it the Right Path to Clean Energy?

David Biello, Yale Environment 360. February 24, 2009.

Dam proponents are touting hydropower as renewable energy in an era of global warming. But the human and environmental costs are high.

Methane 'Fart' from the Earth Poses Enormous Global Warming Risk

Steve Connor, The Independent UK. September 24, 2008.

Melting in the Arctic has caused the release of millions of tons of methane -- a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.

Bubbling Our Way to Catastrophe

A Siegel, Energy Smart. May 7, 2008.

Out of sight and out of mind, methane stored in melting permafrost poses an environmental hazard.

Studying Kangaroo Farts and Teflon-Coated Frogs: Weird Science That Could Save Our Lives

Independent UKJanuary 3, 2008.

Did you know kangaroo farts are environmentally friendly? Scientists are studying the bacteria that prevents them from releasing methane.