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Manipulating gut microbes in livestock could cut their methane emissions

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Fossil fuels cop the brunt of attention for reducing climate-changing emissions, but they’re far from the only culprit – livestock like sheep and cows are responsible for huge amounts of methane being released into the atmosphere. Now, an int… Continue reading Manipulating gut microbes in livestock could cut their methane emissions→

Startling study finds US fertilizer industry emits 100 times more methane than estimated

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A disturbing new study from researchers at Cornell University and the Environment Defense Fund has independently measured methane emissions from a number of ammonia fertilizer plants. The startling results suggest methane emissions are 100 ti… Continue reading Startling study finds US fertilizer industry emits 100 times more methane than estimated→