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Cow poop emits climate-warming methane. Adding red algae may help (www.sciencenews.org)

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Adding a type of methane-inhibiting red algae directly to cow feces cut down methane emission from the poop by about 44 percent, researchers report.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh come on, instead of going against billionaire jets this is what we are doing? covering poops?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Believe it or not, it's a laudable goal. Cow feces is responsible for about 40% (yes, really) of methane production worldwide, and methane is several times more impactful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. I called bullshit (heh) the first time I heard these stats, too, but they're real.