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Herd the moos? Latvia’s symbolic blue cow back from the brink

by Imants Liepinsh Agence France-Presse KALVENE, Latvia (AFP) – Once a rarity, cows with light blue or dark ultramarine hides may again be glimpsed grazing on the Latvian countryside among the regular brown, black or white spotted cattle. The unique and hardy breed, driven to near extinction during the Soviet era, has made a comeback over the last few decades as an unlikely symbol of Latvian national identity. “Their worst days are over,” said Arnis […]

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Gas giants: Can we stop cows from emitting so much methane?

  by Myriam LEMETAYER Agence France Presse That cow may look peaceful and harmless, munching on some grass in a verdant pasture. But don’t be fooled — it is emitting methane, a particularly potent greenhouse gas contributing to runaway global climate change. Agriculture is responsible for 12 percent of global man-made greenhouse gas emissions, much of it due to methane, the second most warming gas after carbon dioxide. Methane is around 25 times more potent […]

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