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New research being done on farms in Vermont in the USA indicates that the artificial diet fed to cattle since the second world war is responsible for a large part of the methane emitted by agriculture. The experiment introduced plants like alfalfa and flax seed into the cattle’s diet mimicing the natural grasses that cows Continue Reading →
Food, alcohol and gambling giant, Woolworths, is struggling to establish a foothold in another small community with last week’s decision by Byron Shire Council to delay approval of a development application pending the answer to 12 significant questions over the development of a supermarket in Mullumbimby. The corporation is now engaged in battles over developments Continue Reading →
Claims by the coal lobby and aluminium manufacturers that an emissions trading scheme will cost jobs are deliberate mistruths according to NSW MLC Dr John Kaye. He said that the government is proposing to spend $200,000 per employee compensating the aluminium industry for the cost of its carbon offsets. “It would be better for the Continue Reading →
Claims that the renewable energy sector will increase rather than decrease employment were supported this week by figures that 770,000 people were employed in the sector in the US alone by September 2008. This represented a growth rate of 9.1% more than double the rate of growth in the fossil fuel sector, despite record profits Continue Reading →
From the NY Times
Chewing her cud on a recent sunny morning, Libby, a 1,400-pound Holstein, paused to do her part in the battle against global warming, emitting a fragrant burp. Libby, age 6, and the 74 other dairy cows on Guy Choiniere’s farm here are at the heart of an experiment to determine whether a change in diet will help them belch less methane, a potent heat-trapping gas that has been linked to climate change.
Since January, cows at 15 farms across Vermont have had their grain feed adjusted to include more plants like alfalfa and flaxseed — substances that, unlike corn or soy, mimic the spring grasses that the animals evolved long ago to eat.
As of the last reading in mid-May, the methane output of Mr. Choiniere’s herd had dropped 18 percent. Meanwhile, milk production has held its own.
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