• Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Lifecycle
  • Oceans
  • Food and Agriculture
  • Policy
  • Technology
  • Action Sports
  • Transportation

Mary Catherine O'Connor

Independent Journalist

Main menu

Skip to content
  • About

Archives

Show Grid Show List

Squeezing Cleaner Energy from Coal’s Waste

October 21, 2013 by mcoc

Coal mine methane could soon transform from problematic waste to valuable fuel Smithsonian In a Colorado valley where miners have harvested coal for more than a century, a second fuel—methane—escapes from the thick black seams of the Elk Creek mine. A system of boreholes and pipes around the mine funnels methane-rich gas to a modified […]

Categories: Climate Change, Energy, Policy, Technology • Tags: aspen ski company, carbon pricing, coal power plant, colorado climate change, elk creek mine, methane to energy

0

Post navigation

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Receive an update when I post a new story

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. Thanks for your interest!

Fun Fact

I interviewed Shaun White in 1999, when he was just a grom at age 13. He told me his parents were roller derby stars back in the day. Explains a lot. The interview, for long-gone MountainZone.com, still lives in the Way Back Machine.

I’m All Ears

Got an idea for a story or know someone—a scientist, an adventurous spirit, a survivor—who would be a great subject for a profile? Let me know! Email me: mc at mcoconnor dot com

Powered by WordPress | Theme: Gridspace by Graph Paper Press.