Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Ahmedabad Surat landfills among worst three methane hotspots in India" appearing in the Times of India dated 07.02.2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of a news item titled "Ahmedabad Surat landfills among worst three …
This study investigated the use of effective microorganisms (EM) for enhancement of biogas production through composting of solid pyrethrum remains after extraction of pyrethrins (marc). The laboratory scale experiment involved composting of the waste as substrate mixed with EM at different ratios consisting of a control, substrate with EM at …
Getting food from the farm to our fork eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land, and swallows 80 percent of all freshwater consumed in the United States. Yet, 40 percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten. This not …
Microbes that convert electricity into methane gas could become an important source of renewable energy, according to scientists from Stanford and Pennsylvania State universities. Researchers at both campuses are raising colonies of micro-organisms, called methanogens, which have the remarkable ability to turn electrical energy into pure methane – the key …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it had ended testing of drinking water in a northeastern Pennsylvania community and declared it safe to drink, despite residents' complaints of pollution from natural gas drilling. The EPA began testing four wells in Dimock late last year after some residents complained of …
A coalition of countries and agencies seeking to curb Earth-warming pollutants like soot released by wood-fired ovens and methane from oil extraction, on Tuesday welcomed seven new members to its fold. At a meeting in Paris, the Clean Air and Climate Coalition, launched by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …
Commercial sale to be governed by Oil Ministry norms. The tussle between Coal and Petroleum Ministries over extraction of coal mine methane (CMM) has been sorted out, with the Petroleum Ministry now agreeing to the proposal of allowing Coal India Ltd to explore CMM. But, the approval comes with a …
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd (GEECL) has been kept waiting for close to two years to receive the environmental clearances required to start survey work at Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu. GEECL is the first explorer in India to produce natural gas from a coal-bed methane (CBM) block. The production sharing …
Peat bogs are primarily situated at mid to high latitudes and future climatic change projections indicate that these areas may become increasingly wetter and warmer. Methane emissions from peat bogs are reduced by symbiotic methane oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs). Higher temperatures and increasing water levels will enhance methane production, but also …
More than six months since it has received expression of interests (EoI) from private operators, ONGC now proposes to farm out operating interests in four coal-bed methane assets. According to sources, the proposal was placed during the E&P; major’s last board meeting. Sources told Business Line that though the issue …
JAIPUR: Climate change, the greatest global challenge, is already a reality for the farmers of Rajasthan. It is increasing the pressure on already scarce resources and if proper measures are not taken, migration towards the cities will soon reach new heights. According to the Rajasthan State Action Plan on Climate …
The carbon tax has become one of the most politically divisive and bitterly fought tax reforms of this century and governments around the world, and in particular Asia, are debating the issue. In an attempt to cut carbon emissions and reduce the effects of global warming, many countries are implementing …
It has been more than four decades since the first well was drilled in the natural gas field beneath this stretch of slow rolling alfalfa and sugar beet farms. But for some who live here, in the shadows of the Wind River Mountains, the drilling rigs have brought more than …
Climate researchers said Thursday the planet could warm by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius, boosting the risk of drought, flood and rising seas. The UN's target is a 2 C limit on warming from pre-industrial levels for manageable climate change. In a report, scientists said Earth's average global temperature rise …
At the Camp David meeting last week, G8 leaders agreed to act on climate change and air pollution by focusing on methane, black carbon (soot), and hydroflurocarbons (HFCs). This is the logical follow up of a move in the same direction by the United States, China and other countries back …
In response to demands from companies engaged in extracting coal bed methane (CBM) for a single operator who would work the CBM blocks, an inter-ministerial panel has asked the petroleum secretary GC Chaturvedi to prepare a note on best practices for the sector in areas where oil and gas finds …
Scientists have identified thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane that has been stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmosphere. The methane has been trapped by ice, but is able to escape as the ice melts. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers say this ancient …
RESIDENTS of areas hit by natural disasters such as cyclones and storms could face carbon tax bills for the greenhouse emissions arising from rubbish created by the disaster, a Senate estimates hearing was told yesterday. The revelation came as the government released a list of 104 local councils it believes …
Scientists have identified thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane that has been stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmosphere. The methane has been trapped by ice, but is able to escape as the ice melts. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers say this ancient …
A federal proposal to ban the construction of coal-fired power plants that release all of their carbon dioxide into the atmosphere would seem to smooth the way for carbon capture, a budding technology that traps the greenhouse gas for storage or other uses. But even as the Environmental Protection Agency …
