Tag: Methane

What is Bovaer and why are people afraid it’s in cow milk they drink?

Is Bovaer fed to cows to produce less methane gas a health concern?

Science finds a way to stop cow farts

Ideally we should all be living like this, with our own personal cow. Until that happens new research finds a way to slow methane development in cow stomachs.

For Some Iranians Meatless Monday Isn’t a Choice

Meat consumption in Iran has soared by 60 percent since 2005, according to the Omega Research Team (ORT), so...

Tapping Middle East Biogas Potential in Lebanon and Pakistan

Lebanon and Pakistan have each announced new biogas projects, tapping into a sustainable energy source that, unlike other renewable...

Japan Mines Seabed “Fire Ice” – The World’s Most Dangerous Source of Energy?

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, a Japanese state-owned prospecting company says it has successfully extracted methane gas...

A 1,700 Gigaton Carbon Bomb is Thawing in the Permafrost

Negotiators working on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol in Qatar ought to know that 1,700 gigatonnes of carbon...

Wallboards from Waste Using Cow Pies

A novel way to turn cow poop into profits. Would you wear this molded fibre on your wall? The quest...

Israel’s 4MW Biogas Plant to Clean up After 14,000 Cows

Ridding Israel's environment of the poop of chickens and cows is a fabulous way to usher in the Jewish New...

Save the Grace Combats Lebanon’s Year-Round Food Waste

We continuously shine a bright light on the issue of food waste during Ramadan and have provided tips for...

Destroying the Planet for Beef

Few ideas are more absurd to me than this: because people refuse to cut back on beef consumption, catastrophic...

It’s Game Over for Global Warming Unless We Act This Decade

Scientists warn that we are about to hit a tipping point beyond which it will be impossible to curb...

Top 10 Environmental Stories From the Middle East (2011)

2011 was a big year for the Middle East - not only politically but also environmentally. Step in to...