Earth has a cow problem. Cow agriculture is one of the largest emitters of climate-warming methane to the atmosphere. But adding a type of red algae known for its methane-inhibiting properties to cow ...

A particularly impressive red alga has already shown great promise in dramatically reducing the alarming levels of methane gas produced by a cow's enteric digestive system. Now, a team of scientists ...

At barn No. 5 at the Larson Dairy farm just north of Lake Okeechobee, a line of cows pump out milk bound for grocery stores shelves and family refrigerators across Florida. Being cows, they are also ...

More than a decade ago, California helped spark a boom in biofuels — produced from plants or animal waste — with its first-of-its-kind Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The program forces carbon-intensive ...

A Japanese startup is experimenting with alternative rocket fuel options. The startup, Interstellar Technologies Inc., says it was able to kickstart a space rocket engine designed to run off ...

It has already proven its worth as a fertilizer and building material, and even as a secret ingredient in Ancient Egyptian ceramics. As it turns out, cow dung—yes, that stinky excrement that also ...

California weighs ending climate credits for cow poop The California Air Resources Board is planning to overhaul its fuel standard. Holstein cows at the Airoso Dairy near Pixley. The farm is one of ...

RUTLAND – A Massachusetts farm is turning cow poop into power – and profit. At Jordan Dairy Farm in Rutland, the cows are doing two things – producing milk and poop, lots of poop. Cow manure to be ...

HALIFAX - Like many farmers, Nick Green trades and barters as a way to ensure his cattle have enough land to graze. Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital ...

HALIFAX — Like many farmers, Nick Green trades and barters as a way to ensure his cattle have enough land to graze. Green is part of a Living Labs P.E.I. project, where farmers partner with ...

HALIFAX — Like many farmers, Nick Green trades and barters as a way to ensure his cattle have enough land to graze. Unlike many farmers, Green trades in manure. “We essentially provide a service,” ...