Methane- Alternative Energy Solution by Chelsea Egbuji https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t Naomi Muange and Chelsea Egbuji en-us 2018-02-07 04:34:42 UTC 2025-10-20 02:46:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png chelsea_egbuji_325 https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t/wish/228949434
  • Natural gas occurs deep beneath the earth's surface. Natural gas consists mainly of methane, a compound with one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. Natural gas also contains small amounts of hydrocarbon gas liquids and non hydrocarbon gases. We use natural gas as a fuel and to make materials and chemicals.

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  • One pound of methane traps 25 times more heat in the atmosphere than a pound of carbon dioxide. 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.

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  • Burning methane is the safest most common form of disposal 

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  • Because methane is both a powerful greenhouse gas and short-lived compared to carbon dioxide, achieving significant reductions would have a rapid and significant effect on atmospheric warming potential.
    •  It's an important fuel source, one that produces fewer greenhouse gases when burned than coal or oil.


    ]]>     2018-02-07 04:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t/wish/228949772     It would produce less greenhouse gases then traditional sources of energy such as coal.On a local scale, build up of methane poses an explosion hazard which can result in evacuation of areas over old landfills or mines. Compared to other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) methane does not contribute significantly to the formation of ground level ozone or photochemical smogs. The main impact of methane is on a global scale, as a greenhouse gas. Although levels of methane in the environment are relatively low, its high "global warming potential" (21 times that of carbon dioxide) ranks it amongst the worst of the greenhouse gases. chelsea_egbuji_325 https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t/wish/228950070 methane can be captured from landfills; it can be burned to produce electricity, heat buildings, or power garbage trucks.]]> 2018-02-07 04:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t/wish/228950070 chelsea_egbuji_325 https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t/wish/228950161
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  • It is estimated that over the course of the next 20 years, hundreds of billions of dollars will be invested just in the natural gas infrastructure. This does not necessarily include the construction or conversion of central generating plants nor the purchase of lands or land leases by natural gas drillers. But natural gas is cleaner than coal and the increased use of methane can reduce carbon emissions, so it is mostly favored.

    • ]]>     2018-02-07 04:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t/wish/228950310     chelsea_egbuji_325 https://padlet.com/chelsea_egbuji_325/fw0yc1za5x1t/wish/228950892 Advantages:
    -cleaner than coal
    -new economic advantages for the US as they are the third largest natural gas provider
    -cheaper
    Disadvantages:
    -natural gas fracking may have negative impacts on the atmosphere.
    -currently an ill equipped industry that is rapidly growing
    -excess gas is vented directly into the atmosphere, resulting in high concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide being released into the air.


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