Idea of killing cows to curtail methane emissions 'crazy'
Visiting US climate change expert Dr Will Happer says the idea of reducing cow numbers to greatly reduce methane emissions is crazy.
Case in point, the 'she-wee' for cows.
Developed by a Canterbury start-up, the small, lightweight device apparently attaches to the blunt end of the cow and spreads its urine so it can be used as a fertiliser - allowing nitrogen to be better absorbed by pasture.
A nice media opportunity for Ministers Willis and Reti, but this mutt doubts that fitting mobile shower heads to 6.8 million cows is going to be practical or shift the needle on emissions.
And yet $1.2 million has gone into this project via the government-industry partnership.
