Ironically, both are UC. I even though at the beginning that OP's article was from the University of California. Pretty big coincidence.

> It is also worth pointing out that producing methane here on Earth for use around Earth is not particularly helpful. Methane is hard to store and is a better greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

Couldn't we run the methane through one of those electric generators used in farming for cows' feces ? I honestly don't know how efficient these processes are, not an expert by any means.