methane
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The document added that Canadian natural gas “has one of the lowest emissions intensities in the world. With the introduction of new technologies for methane abatement, we will be capable of further reducing emissions intensity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
High concentrations of methane can cause "episodes of suffocation or headaches," Yuri Carvajal, president of the environmental department at the Medical College of Chile, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The decomposing waste generates methane, which scientists say is responsible for at least a quarter of global warming.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
I’m scheduled to tour purification facilities, pipelines and compression stations that process the methane and transport it to markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Mixed with air in proper proportions, methane becomes the dreaded “fire damp” of coal mines.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing methane
Global Climate Change - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The Carbon Cycle
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