Third, the EPA could require agribusiness to report GHGs (methane) emitted by cattle as part of the digestive process. While methane does not linger as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2), it is approximately 25 times more effective than CO2 at making the planet warmer…Increased transparency about agricultural emissions could speed the adoption of new technology such as anaerobic digesters, which produce biogas — a renewable energy source — from cow manure. More>>
