Activists capturing and burning methane at an abandoned Colorado coal mine as a “macro solution” for the climate

December 3, 2025

PAONIA — Taut tarps stretch across the meadow. An R2D2-sized valve sticks out of the ground. A long pipe runs down a slope, connecting the valve to a humming, red-hot tube.

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