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DarwinsRetriever

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2. Methane is still a fossil fuel

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Fri Jan 21, 2022, 12:44 PM

Jan 2022

CO2 is a byproduct of burning methane. Not to mention during the whole process methane will escape and methane is a greater greenhouse gas than CO2. So, it is not a "Secret Ingredient for Clean Electricity".

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This California Dairy Farm's Secret Ingredient for Clean Electricity: Cow Poop [View all] WhiteTara Jan 2022 OP

I wonder what they do with the hydrogen sulfide. nt Phoenix61 Jan 2022 #1

Methane is still a fossil fuel DarwinsRetriever Jan 2022 #2

Bacteria convert poop to methane, Gruenemann Jan 2022 #4

Exactly. Cows are not going to stop pooping. brush Jan 2022 #11

here's the secret WhiteTara Jan 2022 #5

So what happens to the carbon in the methane? GregariousGroundhog Jan 2022 #7

Beat me to it. sl8 Jan 2022 #9

Assuming we don't stop dairy farming, 18 grams of CO2 is better than 14 grams of CH4 GregariousGroundhog Jan 2022 #6

Barter Town bmbmd Jan 2022 #3

I love this! BeckyDem Jan 2022 #8

Industrial scale dairy farming is pretty gross... hunter Jan 2022 #10