Gazette-Mail: Next time a cow asks you to pull her hoof, turn her down -- unless you like global warming.
According to a study published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, the U.S. is releasing 50 percent more methane into the atmosphere than the federal government estimates, with much of extra natural gas coming from flatulence and belches produced by cattle.
Each day, multi-stomached cattle are each capable of producing 250 to 500 liters of methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times...