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by runeks 7y ago
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> Bill Gates explains how no one knows how to stop bovine flatulence, a major contributor to climate change.
I doubt we need to prevent cows from farting. As I understand it, all we need to do is stop killing naturally occurring methanotrophic[1] fungi[2] with pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanotroph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanotroph
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza
- matty22 7y agoOr have fewer cows in the first place by eating less meat.
- runeks 7y agoThe two approaches are completely separate. There's no reason to do just one or the other.
- DonHopkins 7y agoAnd we could reduce foul gas emissions by eating cryptocurrency shills.
- mceoin 7y agoAlso, feed cows seaweed to eliminate methane emissions: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/43225/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/43225/