SAVE THE PLANET
Posted on 07/09/2007 7:43:45 PM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah
LONDON (Reuters) - Manners aside, getting cows to burp less can help reduce global warming.
Using modern plant-breeding methods to find new diets for cows that make them belch less is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Monday.
The key is developing new varieties of food that are easier for cattle to digest and also provide a proper balance of fiber, protein and sugar, said Michael Abberton, a scientist at the UK-based Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research.
This could open up plant-based solutions as alternatives to reducing stock as farmers look for ways to cut methane emissions amid warming climates, he told a briefing on farming and climate change at London's Science Media Centre.
He noted the average dairy cow belches out about 100 to 200 liters of methane each day, making diet changes a key potential factor in reducing this greenhouse gas.
"There is a common misperception about how methane gets into the atmosphere," he said. "It is actually through belching rather than the other end."
Agriculture is responsible for about seven percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions and a large proportion of two of the most potent gases with 37 percent of methane and 67 percent of nitrous oxide.
Lawrence Solomon's "The Deniers" (a series of articles on the view of scientists who have been labelled "Global Warming Deniers"):
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It was funny :-)
IDIOTS!
The worst part is that it is a valid news story on Reuters.
You can’t make this stuff up! :-)
You will need a permit from the EPA to burp.
(sad thing is...there is truth to my joke)
Heck my husband is starry eyed,wait till he see’s the tax:)
You simply can’t make this sh** up, this is way beyond stupid.
Oh goody, healthful, whole grain cow patties!
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