Forgive the crudity, but for those of you who don't know part of our greenhouse gas problem stems from bovine flatulence. Yep, cow farts contain methane, which is contributing to our steadily rising temperature.
I like Alan Richman's solution "the way I see it is to eat more meat" -from his work Fork It Over
However, in the newest issue of Scientific American 3.0 (Volume 19, Number 2) some entrepreneuring Welsh people have come up with a solution- garlic. Neem Biotech in Cardiff, Wales is making a product called "Mootral" (moo + neutral), which contains an extract in garlic called "allicin." When cows (and sheep) are given this product the bacteriat that produces the methane is inhibited. How much? Two small trials have been conducted showng a reduction by 15% More research hopes to be able to increase the reduction success rate.
I still plan to do my part by dining at steakhouses everywhere, but it's nice to now that science is making strides that don't involve my cholesterol.
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