It beats fracking - but can we believe Ecotricity's vision of 'green gas from grass'?

The Ecologist
Jan 27, 2017, 7:59 am228 pts
$photo of It beats fracking - but can we believe Ecotricity's vision of 'green gas from grass'? image$ Just imagine: gas for your cooking and heating made by composting home-grown British grass, writes Almuth Ernsting. What's not to like? Well, it would need almost all the UK's grassland to match our gas demand, leaving cows and sheep to starve or forcing them into sheds to eat foreign-grown feeds. And methane…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Scientists reconstruct 540 million years of sea level change in detail 127

Droughts are a ‘slow-moving global catastrophe,’ report finds 127

1% of offshore wind investments could restore millions of hectares of marine life 126

BYD says its about to launch the ‘largest-scale’ smart driving software update in history 123

FERC: Solar + wind made up 96% of new US power generating capacity in first third of 2025 123

E-quipment highlight: Kubota mini excavator goes from diesel to EV and back 120

River Seine in Paris Reopens for Public Swimming for the First Time in 100 Years 119

Biochar & Rock Dust: Unlocking The Future Of Climate-Smart Agriculture 113

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.