85% of the Methane from Cow is Released from the Mouth

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

If anyone tries to argue that greenhouse gases from livestock can be

eliminated by harvesting the methane from the manure for energy, which a

utility company has begun to do with one producer, the answer would be

false. Manure accounts for only 15% of the methane released by the meat and

dairy industries, and we are far from burning even that. The remaining 85%

of the methane from meat and dairy industries actually comes from the front

end of the cow with breath, as a result of the digestive process.

 

This is good to know if the debate comes up.

 

Best,

Jon

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Jon,

Can you cite the source for this?

Thanks!

Steve

[Guest guest]

Noam used to (or still does?) work at PETA, right? laurenJon Bridges <jonconnect wrote: Physicist Noam Mohr told me this. He said that 85% of the methane is released as gas from the mouth or anus, but mostly from the mouth. In other words, you just can't trap those by processing manure. Jon On 2/26/07, Stephen Wells <swells (AT) aldf (DOT) org> wrote: Jon, Can you cite the source for this? Thanks! Steve

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