Not Invisible Anymore: Satellites reveal sources of atmospheric methane - eviltoast
  • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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    9 months ago

    It oxidizes after a few years; problem is that we are adding more at a rate faster than it breaks down

    • TheBiscuitLout@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      How about drone strikes then? Like big undeclared man made sources of methane get a drone up the corn hole.

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        9 months ago

        Three types of problems:

        • oil and gas facilities with a leak. You may release more methane by expanding the hole
        • cows. The cattle themselves are innocent. It’s the people raising them are the problem
        • insurance: one off attacks don’t do much as a result. It takes repeated and sustained harm to shut thigns down, which means you’re likely to end up up in prison
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            Not op, but: Cows emit methane, but that’s just their natural state as they fart. The problem is how many we have in the meat production industry

            Someone correct me, but I think that was the gist.
            Or did I understand you wrong? :⁠-⁠\

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            Cows use bacteria in their digestion to break down ceulose into something they can digest. Those bacteria produce methane, which the cows burp out.

            Killing a few cows accomplishes nothing; you need to get people to stop raising them.