Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Environmental Defense Fund's MethaneSAT satellite. The satellite will track ...

Google is joining a big initiative to track methane emissions from space. Google is joining a big initiative to track methane emissions from space. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A natural gas flare on an oil-well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota, January 21, 2016.Andrew ...

GHGSat unveiled Pulse, a free map showing average weekly methane concentrations around the world at a resolution of approximately two kilometers per pixel. Credit: GHGSat SAN FRANCISCO – GHGSat ...

While carbon dioxide gets the lion's share of attention when it comes to global warming, there are other factors at play. Methane is responsible for about 30 percent of the rise in global temperatures ...

Methane leaks from oil, gas, coal and waste sites are no longer hidden in obscure spreadsheets or behind remote fences. A fast-growing fleet of public and private satellites is now mapping those ...

Google, a technology leader, has joined forces with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to address one of the most pressing climate challenges: the reduction of methane emissions. Methane, a potent ...

In the quest to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, detecting methane leaks – a potent contributor to global warming – has become increasingly vital. Researchers are harnessing ...

Monday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Environmental Defense Fund's MethaneSAT satellite. The satellite will track leaking methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas companies.