Tag: methane
Cows and Climate Change
by John Muir on Nov.20, 2009, under Food System, Science
I just read an article put out by the World Watch Institute talking about how “chewing the cud” is potentially responsible for up 51% of greenhouse warming gases. The New York Times picked up the story this week with Fiona MacKay’s story: “Looking for a Solution to Cows’ Climate Problem.”
While on one had this story gives a big boost to the vegan option, it also suggests the merits of more morally problematic futures that include growing meat in petri dishes. I hear it goes great with a beaker of a 2016 Cabernet.
Cooking low-methane beef?
by John Muir on Apr.09, 2009, under News
Reuters reported on the award of a $75,000 prize for a Solar Powered Cooker to Norwegian Jon Boehmer, based in Kenya. Apparently he beat out another innovative idea involving garlic-laced animal feed to reduce methane in cows. There was no mention if the cooker was capable of cooking low-methane beef.
Read the full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090409/india_nm/india389609
