Natural Gas is a clean burning and abundantly available alternative fuel. Corn cob can be an excellent starting material to produce nanoporous carbon for natural gas (methane)storage because of its botanical origin. Chemical activation using phosphoric acid or steam pyrolysis of the corn cob leads to carbon having surface area ranging from 600-2500 m2/g. The nano carbon could be further converted to monolithic form which would considerably enhance its methane uptake capacity for a given volume. Monolithic form of nanoporous carbon has an outstanding potential for higher methane storing capacity of about 170 v/v at pressures low up to 500Psi. This monolithic carbon can be used for Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, which is a substitute for high pressure Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology. The nanoporous carbon monoliths also find application in storing natural gas from landfills.