Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
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Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#2IANA Biologist etc, but isn't the problem their gas emissions from the other end of the cow? Isn't this like some new tech eliminating all the carbon emissions from using the radio in a car, cool but not the problem?
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#3IANA Biologist etc, but isn't the problem their gas emissions from the other end of the cow? Isn't this like some new tech eliminating all the carbon emissions from using the radio in a car, cool but not the problem?
A quick search suggests that in fact the 'vast majority' of the emissions are coming out the front, not the back:
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/gassy-cows-facts-about-beef...
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#4IANA Biologist etc, but isn't the problem their gas emissions from the other end of the cow? Isn't this like some new tech eliminating all the carbon emissions from using the radio in a car, cool but not the problem?
"...90 to 95 percent of the methane released by cows comes out of their mouths, while 5 to 10 percent is released in the form of manure and flatulence."
https://ideas.ted.com/methane-isnt-just-cow-farts-its-also-c...
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#5IANA Biologist etc, but isn't the problem their gas emissions from the other end of the cow? Isn't this like some new tech eliminating all the carbon emissions from using the radio in a car, cool but not the problem?
"...90 to 95 percent of the methane released by cows comes out of their mouths, while 5 to 10 percent is released in the form of manure and flatulence." https://ideas.ted.com/methane-isnt-just-cow-farts-its-also-c...
I guess farting out of your mouth is a side-effect of having two stomachs.
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#6IANA Biologist etc, but isn't the problem their gas emissions from the other end of the cow? Isn't this like some new tech eliminating all the carbon emissions from using the radio in a car, cool but not the problem?
A quick search suggests that in fact the 'vast majority' of the emissions are coming out the front, not the back: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/gassy-cows-facts-about-beef...
This makes me wonder if the major source shifts to the back after the treatment.
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
"...90 to 95 percent of the methane released by cows comes out of their mouths, while 5 to 10 percent is released in the form of manure and flatulence." https://ideas.ted.com/methane-isnt-just-cow-farts-its-also-c...
I guess farting out of your mouth is a side-effect of having two stomachs.
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#8Unless we start farming seaweed not sure how we can feed all the cows we eat seaweed.
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#9Unless we start farming seaweed not sure how we can feed all the cows we eat seaweed.
To produce feed that the cows enjoy, the researchers cut a small amount of red seaweed with cattle feed and molasses.
You only need to add a little seaweed to the cows' regular food.
Re: Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps
#10Unless we start farming seaweed not sure how we can feed all the cows we eat seaweed.
Seaweed farming is a thing, and has been for about 400 years.