Posted on 04/30/2022 9:49:09 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellites have detected methane emissions from belching cows at a California feedlot, marking the first time emissions from livestock - a major component of agricultural methane - could be measured from space.
Environmental data firm GHGSat this month analyzed data from its satellites and pinpointed the methane source from a feedlot in the agricultural Joaquin Valley near Bakersfield, California in February.
This is significant, according to GHGSat, because agricultural methane emissions are hard to measure and accurate measurement is needed to set enforceable reduction targets for the beef-production industry.
GHGSat said the amount of methane it detected from that single feedlot would result in 5,116 tonnes of methane emissions if sustained for a year. If that methane were captured, it could power over 15,000 homes, it said.
Agriculture contributes 9.6% to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and about 36% of methane emissions, mostly from livestock.
The Biden administration late last year announced its plan to crack down on methane emissions from the U.S. economy.
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BS
Somebody needs to set up a road side carne asada stand to save the planet
“Why should I pull your hoof? Smile for what camera”
That was Nancy Pelosi ranting about Trump.
“Satellites have detected methane emissions from belching cows at a California feedlot...”
BS.
Warmer climate equals more life.
What were CO2, and greenhouse gases, levels during the time of megaflora and megafauna?
Must be that ginormous feedlot next to I-5 near Harris Ranch. And I didn’t need satellite photos to detect the methane. My nose handles that just fine.
burps not farts...I’m impressed that they can tell from space.
“Somebody needs to set up a road side carne asada stand to save the planet”
These cows are not in feedlots to be sold as pets...
Nothing compared to the hot air emanating from the DC Swamp.
I could have sworn that agriculture contributed only 9.5% to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, or was it 9.4%?
Can they also, then, spot illegals in the fields?
We’re living in an age of miracles.
Light a match!
Doesn’t matter....we only have three years left.
“burps not farts...I’m impressed that they can tell from space.”
They detected methane. Most of the methane produced by cows is generated in the rumen and expelled by ‘burping’.
Ca cows to be fitted with methane collection devices
Insanity rules in California.
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