arstechnica ,
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Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming

New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/cleaning-up-cow-burps-to-combat-global-warming/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

doctor_zoidberg ,
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It makes perfect sense to try to slightly reduce emissions of one of the most potent green house gases, while still subsidizing this industry with taxpayer money. Because we will need to spend even more money on treating cancer and CVD, while deforestation and water/land pollution will greatly benefit the environment.

wjmalik ,
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Burps are about half the story.

SirMars ,

@arstechnica But what about the cow toots?

Eka_FOOF_A ,
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Drain ,
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@arstechnica Cool, how about those planes, ships, factories and militaries? No? Nothing? Cool cool cool.

number6 ,
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Actually, the article seems to be about research with very little actionable happening. People are looking into it, and have speculative ways of decreasing the bacteria that may or may not make a difference.

Meanwhile, we could simply stop subsidizing beef now.

We keep fiddling, playing round the edges while Rome burns. And Paris burns. And New Delhi burns. And Los Angeles burns. And Beijing burns, and ...

sudokush ,
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@arstechnica i thought it was cow farts all these years

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