Cool Kangaroos Have Methane Message for Cows

onDec 6, 2007 @ 17:22 PST

When the solutions for global warming seem too terribly daunting, it’s good to consider the latest rays of hope: today, for instance, we find that kangaroo farts may hold the key to a cooler future.

The Telegraph reports that a form of bacteria that lives in ‘roo tummies helps the digestion process so much that ‘roo flatus passes almost entirely without the powerful (and smelly) greenhouse gas, methane.

If this bacteria could be passed safely to cows and sheep, it would enrich the energy potential of their food while reducing a statistically significant contributor to global warming.

By Richard Littlemore

uk/Nigel Farage Goes on Pro-Fossil Fuel Rant at Fundraiser for Climate Denial Group

BySam Bright and Adam Barnett

onSep 14, 2024 @ 03:44 PDT

Tickets at the event in Chicago cost up to $50,000 for the chance to have dinner with the Reform UK leader.

us/Violations Discovered at Nation’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project

BySharon Kelly

onSep 13, 2024 @ 12:29 PDT

Corrosion issues in a deep monitoring well were discovered in March, raising concerns that early issues could be a sign of major problems to come as CCS and monitoring wells age.