tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194378690159698339.post7024423310768829731..comments2023-10-02T06:48:09.872-07:00Comments on Did a Cat Shit in Here?: Notes of Brimstone, Cherry, and GoudaKen Chiacchiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626815789187013583noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194378690159698339.post-4958007295147046772009-03-02T05:25:00.000-08:002009-03-02T05:25:00.000-08:00The classic example of "what a dumb idea for resea...The classic example of "what a dumb idea for research!" was the late William Proxmire's excoriating scientists for studying cow flatulence. The latter substance, of course, contains a lot of methane, which is a greenhouse gas, and as more of the ecosystem's biomass is devoted to cattle for human consumption, the more methane gets produced. So yes, cow farts matter, hilarilous as that may seem to eight-year-olds and to grandstanding politicians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com