Methane

KVNF Regional Newscast: Tuesday, May 3, 2016

By Patricia Naft • May 3, 2016

  • Fracking limits struck down in Colorado
  • BLM wants input for recreation ideas
  • Report shows huge potential for methane capture in North Fork
  • Capitol Conversation looking at the end of the session  

KVNF Regional Newscast: Thursday, March 3, 2016

By Patricia Naft • Mar 3, 2016

  • Community Dental Clinic, partners hope to open integrated health center in Montrose
  • Norwood Library plans expansion
  • Colorado goes for Sanders as Trump, Clinton rake in big Super Tuesday wins
  • Colorado elected officials send letter in support of BLM methane draft rules  

KVNF Regional Newscast: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016

By Patricia Naft • Jan 26, 2016

  • Montrose County Jail inmate dies after suicide attempt 
  • High school dropout, graduation rates vary around Western Slope
  • Palisade sued over medical marijuana policy
  • Capitol Conversation: Looking at the first round of bills
  • BLM follows Colorado’s lead on methane rules  

From Poop To Power: Colorado Explores New Sources Of Renewable Energy

By editor • Jan 1, 2016

The wastewater treatment plant in Grand Junction, Colo., takes in 8 million gallons of raw sewage — what's flushed down the toilet and sinks.

Processing this sewage produces a lot of methane, which the plant used to just burn off into the air.

The process was "not good for the environment and a waste of a wonderful resource," says Dan Tonello, manager of the Persigo Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Now, using more infrastructure, the facility refines the methane further to produce natural gas chemically identical to what's drilled from underground.

KVNF Regional Newscast: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015

By • Sep 24, 2015

  • Man killed by train in Clifton 
  • Paonia Board of Trustees approves fee increases 
  • Colorado’s latest revenue forecast shows state still faces budget challenges
  • EPA discusses proposed methane rules at Denver meeting
  • State awards Lake City nonprofit $33K for river restoration project

EPA Rules Aim To Slash Oil Industry Methane Emissions

By • Aug 19, 2015

The Obama administration unveiled plans Tuesday that would curb the methane that leaks from facilities related to oil and natural gas production. Methane is one of the greenhouse gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.

KVNF Regional Newscast: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015

By Patricia Naft • Feb 17, 2015

  Newscast

  • Rural relief bill heard at capitol
  • Paonia Town Clerk gives letter of intent to sue the town
  • Methane leaks higher than thought, study suggests
  • Capitol conversation about the myriad of issues facing the legislature

Coal Mine Converts Waste Methane into Electricity

By • Nov 13, 2012
Brendon Bosworth

The North Fork Valley is now home to a new form of "green" electricity. On Friday, Oxbow’s Elk Creek mine officially launched a 3 megawatt project generating electricity from methane gas. KVNF’s Ariana Brocious reports that the project is the culmination of years of work from an unlikely alliance: involving the mine, a gas company, electric co-ops and the uber environmentally-conscious Aspen Skiing Company.