Methane emissions

Methane-busting bolus for grass-fed cows may reduce emissions by at least 70%

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The technology, which involves placing a bolus into cow’s rumen and releasing a substance that counteracts the formation of methane, has received backing by the government in the form of a NZ$7.8m grant. Private investors as well as we organizations including the Akina Foundation, Agmart and the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Center have … Read more

Industrial Meat and Dairy is destroying the Planet

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Cattle on a feedlot in Nebraska.Photo: Nati Harnik (AP) The world’s largest meat and dairy companies are responsible for more than 10% of all global methane emissions from livestock, with some singular companies emitting as much or more methane than many individual countries, including Russia, Germany, and Australia, a new one report finds. The report, … Read more