Methane was rebranded as natural gas and is used to generate electricity, heat homes, and cook food. Among other uses.
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a couple of the larger cattle operations near me actually do have the manure go to a 'digester' where the methane is captured and pumped into the natural gas distribution system.
It's too bad we can't get animals (including ourselves) to hold it all day then dispense it into a fuel tank for home use.
what if we kept the animals in a big dome
What if we kept them underground. We could build a city above it. It would be a hub for trade, exchanging methane for other goods. We could call it Bartertown.

Harvesting methane from landfills and livestock waste is done, itβs just not nearly as efficient as getting it from the ground.
And while itβs a potent greenhouse gas it breaks down much faster than CO2 in the atmosphere
And while itβs a potent greenhouse gas it breaks down much faster than CO2 in the atmosphere
Incorrect. Methane breaks down into CO2. After it causes the atmosphere to retain significantly more heat. As CO2 it continues to contribute to climate change.
isn't it more like methane creates CO2 if burned (CH4+2O2->CO2+2H2O)? methane released from cows for example wouldn't be burnt, how would that change to CO2? (i don't know much about this, please correct me if i'm wrong)

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