Methane Madness: Part I

An introduction and overview to this occasional Land Desk series

Methane producers in Southwest Colorado (a coalbed methane well and cattle). Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

Methane, it’s all the rage these days. Or maybe it would be better to say that it’s the outrage, since that’s what this greenhouse gas, consisting of one part carbon and four parts hydrogen, is causing. The alarm and outrage have surged in the wake o…