The hydrocarbon methane (CH4) is the major component of natural gas (around 90 percent) that is found in oil and gas wells throughout the world. Since the beginning of time, methane has also been produced by a number of biological sources—both...

Methane (CH4), the simplest of all organic compounds, is produced when organic matter is digested by bacteria in the absence of air, creating natural gas. This gas contains from 50 percent to 90 percent methane. Most natural gas lies with coal and oil...

Methane (CH4) is the simplest member of the alkanes. At standard temperature and pressure, it is a colorless, odorless, nontoxic gas. Methane melts at -296.5°F (-182.5°C) and boils at -259.06°F (-161.7°C). It is virtually insoluble in...

Methane Overview Methane (METH-ane) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, flammable gas that is less dense then air. It is the primary component of natural gas. Methane is the simplest of all hydrocarbons, organic compounds that contain carbon and...

Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Methane's bond angles are 109.5 degrees. Burning one molecule of methane in the presence of oxygen releases one...

The "Montreal Protocol" has been signed by the international community to protect the ozonosphere, and China is one of the signatory countries. Carbon tetrachloride and its derivatives such as CFC-11 and CFC-12 have been listed as controlled substances, and their production and use...

International partnership fuels market for cleaner energy The world is getting smarter about clean energy and how it can contribute to climate-change solutions. With the help of the Bush administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, countries around the world are joining efforts...

When the soil in Roger Muggli's fields turned bad last year, damaging more than 300 acres of alfalfa, the third-generation farmer quickly named a culprit: coal-bed methane drilling along the nearby Tongue River.Muggli's finger-pointing has made him few friends in a region where economic development...

Deadly methane gas emanating from a dairy farm's manure pit killed five people _ a Mennonite farmer who climbed into the pit to unclog a pipe, and then, in frantic rescue attempts that failed, his wife, two young daughters and a farmhand."They all climbed into...