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An Unusual Snack for Cows, a Powerful Fix for Climate
One of the most powerful weapons in the fight against climate change is washing up on shorelines around the world, unnoticed by most beachgoers. It’s seaweed. Specifically, Asparagopsis taxiformis and Asparagopsis armata — two species of a crimson submarine grass that drifts on waves and tides all around the world’s oceans. See how seaweed is being researched as a feed additive to reduce methane production in livestock.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
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The Washington Post
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- The Carbon Cycle and Climate Smart Agriculture
- Climate Change Phenomena: Bananas in Our Breadbasket?
- Carbon Hoofprints: Cows and Climate Change
- A Tale of Two Burgers: Beef and Plant-based Protein