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Windy cows!

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Aka Thu 06-Mar-14 12:26:59

Are you responsible for the remaining 75% of emissions soop? shock

Granny23 Thu 06-Mar-14 12:07:39

Soop grin

soop Thu 06-Mar-14 12:05:24

...and then there's me, Aka hmm

Aka Thu 06-Mar-14 11:34:03

'Belching cows and sheep could be given supplements to reduce the methane they emit' say scientists apparently (today's Times).

Apparently they are thought to be responsible for 25% of methane emissions, and this is turn is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse grass.