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Tag: Greenhouse gases
One Cause Of Global Warming That Gets Overlooked: Food Waste
What are the biggest threats posed by the amount of food we waste? Decreasing landfill space? Hunger? Water and energy waste? Yes, all of these are important considerations. But another one we tend to overlook: food waste is a cause of global warming.
The Biggest Contributor to Climate Change is Meat-Eating, Not Cars
If you’re not concerned about climate change, you’re not well enough informed. Part of the reason its impact can be hard to understand is because modern humans have never faced a threat like this before.
Where’s the Beef? Causing Global Warming, Study Finds
Beef is contributing more to global warming than poultry, pork, eggs or dairy, finds a study published in the current issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Oregano May Help Reduce Methane Gas Produced by Cows
Researchers have found that oregano may reduce methane gas produced by cow flatulence. Methane gas is a potent greenhouse gas – it has more than 20 times the potential of carbon dioxide to cause global warming.
Farming Bugs Could Reduce Greenhouse Gases from Agriculture, according to UN Paper
If there existed a local food that was high in protein, calcium and other vitamins, that would help reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture, and was available in thousands of different [ … ]
What’s the #1 Food-Related Thing You Can Do for Earth Day?
One of the best things you can do for the environment and all who rely on it this Earth Day is something food-related. Can you guess what? [social_buttons] Well, it [ … ]
Study Shows that Grazing Helps Cut Greenhouse Gases
A new study published in Nature this week found that grazing animals on grasslands reduced the amount of nitrous oxide released by those grasslands. Nitrous oxide is the third most [ … ]
Problems With Claims That Organic Farming Can Mitigate Climate Change
[social_buttons] In November of last year, two writers working for the Soil Association (the major Organic organization in the UK) published a 212 page document titled: “Soil Carbon and Organic [ … ]