Recently, I likened the greenhouse gases to members of the A-Team over at HuffPo, and gave methane to Face:
Methane (9 percent) as Face - Two-faced (it's both a fossil fuel and a strong heat-trapping gas in its own right), consistently sneaky (we don't even have a good estimate of how much methane pollution is released by the oil and gas sector) and cropping up everywhere you least expect it (farms, the Arctic, oil fields) methane is an essential part of overall climate warming. Don't let its low profile or friendly image fool you: it's extremely good at what it does. Methane gives the team an early advantage, trapping 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years, before it undergoes a literal transformation, into carbon dioxide and water.
As we discuss the broad meaning of the recent, important climate deal with China, we also have a great excuse to delve a little more into some of the climate issues within our borders.
You may enjoy our humorous take on methane and its manmade and natural sources -- it's a two-episode special report in the Don't Just Sit There - Do Something! series, on the #2 climate pollutant, natural gas.
More on Methane Part I: Taking a Leak:
...and Part II: Hotspots
Actions:
- COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF EPA CLEAN POWER PLAN, and
- SIGN TO STOP METHANE LEAKS
- TURN OFF THE TAP WHEN DOING CHORES
- WEATHERIZE YOUR HOUSE
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Thank you, as always, for your comments, recs, tips, and reshares.
Joylette Portlock, Ph.D.
President, Communitopia
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