ruminants, Tag

The impact of ruminants on climate has been overestimated by a factor of 3 to 4, according to Prof. Dr. Dr. habil Wilhelm Windisch of the Technical University of Munich. 

Grasping the relative size and importance of very small fractions can be challenging. Discussing parts per million or percentages with several zeros can become meaningless. Sometimes analogies are helpful.

A group of scientists aren't waiting for the world to follow Al Gore's lead by going vegan to save the planet. Instead, they want to tax meat in order to reduce livestock methane emissions, a potent short-term contributor...

If you hope to dramatically reduce your greenhouse gas footprint, you need look no farther than your dinner plate. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that cattle are the...