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Another great piece, Melanie. It is a constant battle here in the US to convince consumers to compost kitchen waste rather than send it directly to a landfill. Its particularly frustrating given the many options we have available for composting.

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Thank you Larry. It's a struggle here too, even though I think we have more of a tradition of home composting here. I think a lot of people don't realise how important it is.

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Aug 16, 2022Liked by Melanie Newfield

Best explanation of methane and CO2 I've read, thanks Mel!

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Thank you, I'm glad you found it clear.

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Aug 17, 2022Liked by Melanie Newfield

On the subject - theres a pretty sobering analysis of the impact of pasture-fed beef and lamb by George Monbiot in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/16/most-damaging-farm-products-organic-pasture-fed-beef-lamb which makes the case that its not just methane emissons from farm operations thats an issue but also the loss of carbon capture by wild trees/plants that are no longer on the land because of the farm.

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Interesting, thank you. Incidentally, I've just added his book about food production to my list of books I'm planning to read. And as much as I like eating meat and dairy, I'm finding myself wanting it less the more that I read about it.

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Another extremely clear explanation - I can always count on learning something with your newsletter issues. The seaweed supplement for cattle is very promising and gives me hope.

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Thank you. It's interesting to think that a problem like methane in burps could be solved by adjustments to diet. I wonder whether there was something in the natural diet of the wild ancestral species which affected things like methane.

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