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GregariousGroundhog

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6. Assuming we don't stop dairy farming, 18 grams of CO2 is better than 14 grams of CH4

Fri Jan 21, 2022, 01:06 PM

Jan 2022

The article says there are no CO2 emissions. They don't explain what happens to the carbon though, so my inclination is to not believe that claim. Reducing the amount of dairy and beef consumed is a good thing. That said, for whatever we do produce, taking 14 grams of methane and turning it into 18 grams of carbon dioxide has less environmental impact than doing nothing with the methane.

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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