Better burps. There’s a new weapon in the war on climate change, one that takes aim at a lesser-known source of greenhouse gasses: cow burps. Cows, as we’ve previously reported, belch out 150 kilograms of methane every year—not a good thing, since there are many millions of them, and since methane is about 30 times more planet-warming than standard C02. But Australian researchers have discovered a new way to reduce the environmental impact of disgruntled bovine guts. According to a new study reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, introducing a little seaweed to cows’ diets can drastically cut the methane content of their burps.
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