methane as a greenhouse gas by faith guglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82 en-us 2018-02-23 16:43:17 UTC 2023-05-27 14:06:11 UTC hello@padlet.com faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/234781764 2018-02-23 16:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/234781764 where dose methane come from naturally faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/234783949 2018-02-23 16:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/234783949 faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237035480 2018-03-01 17:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237035480 methane facts faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237046736 1. methane traps 25 times more heat in the atmosphere than a pound of carbon dioxide.

]]> 2018-03-01 17:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237046736 faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237477473 Methane can also be captured from farm digesters, which are big tanks that contain manure and other waste from barns that house livestock such as cows and pigs.]]> 2018-03-02 16:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237477473 faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237482958 2018-03-02 16:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/237482958 Where does methane come from? What are ALL of the sources of it? Does it occur naturally, or is it man-made? faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238124985 Methane can come from many sources, both natural and manmade. But the largest source of industrial emissions is the oil and gas industry.


]]> 2018-03-05 15:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238124985 Why is it important? Does it have good effects, bad effects or possibly both? faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238125918 About 25% of the manmade global warming we’re experiencing today is caused by methane emissions. It has a bad effect. 
Methane is also the main ingredient in natural gas. Because methane can be captured from landfills, it can be burned to produce electricity, heat buildings, or power garbage trucks. Capturing methane before it gets into the atmosphere also helps reduce the effects of climate change.
Methane is a very powerful greenhouse gas. One pound of methane traps 25 times more heat in the atmosphere than a pound of carbon dioxide.

]]> 2018-03-05 15:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238125918 What, if anything, is this GHG used for? faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238126666 Methane is the main ingredient in natural gas

]]> 2018-03-05 15:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238126666 How does this GHG behave? Is it dangerous (flammable, toxic, etc.)? Who or what is it dangerous to? faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238127119 If methane is allowed to leak into the atmosphere it takes the sun's heat and it has negative impacts on the planet. 

]]> 2018-03-05 15:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238127119 How does this GHG affect our climate? faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238127524 If methane is allowed to leak into the air before being used—from a leaky pipe, for instance—it absorbs the sun’s heat, warming the atmosphere. 
While methane doesn’t linger as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it is initially far more devastating to the climate because of how effectively it absorbs heat. In the first two decades after its release, methane is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Both types of emissions must be addressed if we want to effectively reduce the impact of climate change.

]]> 2018-03-05 15:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238127524 Why are we concerned about methane? faithguglielmo https://padlet.com/faithguglielmo/9is0c7j19i82/wish/238128109 If methane is allowed to leak into the air before being used—from a leaky pipe, for instance—it absorbs the sun’s heat, warming the atmosphere. For this reason, it’s considered a greenhouse gas, like carbon dioxide.

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