Methane-Eating Bacteria Could Combat Global Warming

realwx writes "New Zealand scientists have found a bacterium, named 'Methylokorus infernorum,' that eats a key global warming chemical. Found in a hot spring, the bug lives off of methane emissions from geothermically active areas. A scientist quoted in the article stated that a cubic meter of liquid containing the bacterium would consume about 11kg of methane each year. 'But Dr Stott cautioned that such an application was probably some years into the future. He said it was unlikely the micro-organism, which prefers acidic conditions of about 60C, could ever be added to sheep or cows' food to stop the animals releasing methane.'"

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Re:Solution #2

[Brian Gordon]

Quixotian? LOL I bet some scholar has used that word in an academic work, sounding completely ridiculous.

Re:Solution #2

[swordsaintzero]

Whoever marked this as flame bait, is obtuse. What was stated above even if in a belligerent manor is truth. Down modding because you own a hummer is nothing worth your time.

Re:here's a shocker

[SirSlud]

I've been to New Zealand, and it is a beautiful country filled with awesome people.

That having been said, the website you quote in your sig is so full of poor spelling that by the time I got to "You don't need to be a climate scientist to understand what is happening," I started to feel sorry for whoever was maintaining the site. Its a site that refutes the overwhelming conclusions of the entire branch of climatology and it says, "Hey, you don't have to be an expert on this stuff to realize its a total sham."

I suppose you don't have to be an expert on the conspiracy of global warming to understand what is happening with respect to that as well, right? Forget the blog, forget the inability to spell by its maintainer(s) .. you should try and avoid being an expert in anything! More taxes are evil, less taxes are awesome. Thats all you have to believe in if you choose to be a complete tool.

Jesus Christ, what kind of person would choose to link to a site about a topic unrelated to taxes that references taxes in its masthead?

Re:here's a shocker

[gilesjuk]

Stop consuming palm oil.

Eat less meat (they cut down the forest to grow soya to feed animals).

Don't buy wooden goods.

They're cutting it down to make money supplying the western world with things. Don't buy the product.

Re:Global warming is bullshit

[Bastard of Subhumani]

even if the last 10 years were the hottest, which they have not been (1930's were hotter),

Cite?

P.S. It's usually over near the left side of the keyboard.