NET GAINS

ALMOST 80,000 kilos of plastic rubbish was fished from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental NGO Ecoembes. The waste was recovered by 891 volunteer local fishermen as part of the group’s national programme ‘Upcycling the Oceans’.

Industrial packaging, food and cosmetic containers, and shopping bags are some examples of marine debris recovered.

more birds that migrate from Africa to northern Europe, according to news agency AP. It is also home to five threatened bird species, including the endangered Spanish imperial eagle.

Across Spain, a total of 189,844 kilos of sea waste were brought ashore in Spain last year as part of the initiative. This was possible thanks to 2,600 fishermen working on 600 boats in Andalucia, Galicia, Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia and Cataluña who took part.

Agricultural greenhouse emissions are a big deal COWS FART...SO WHAT?

by methane from human actions. For a long time, methane was overlooked in the climate change conversation. Now scientists and governments are acutely aware that reducing methane emissions is crucial. The evidence constantly surrounds us as to the results of global warming – wildfires, extreme weather, crop loss, and rising sea levels. Here in Spain the State Meteorological Agency has announced that the current warm and dry spell will lead to extensive drought conditions. May shows no sign of improvement.

So back to cows!

An Oxford University study recently published in the Climate Change Journal shows that meat eaters are responsible for almost twice as many dietary greenhouse gas emissions as vegetarians, and about two-and-a-half times as many as vegans. Methane emissions from agriculture would be reduced if farmers produced more food from plants and less from livestock.

Science has a solution

This is genius.

ANTI-FART: Seaweed for cows?

Every year a single cow belches and farts about 220 pounds of methane. Wow!

Dairy cows could be given methane suppressants made from natural ingredients like seaweed to cut greenhouse gases. Methane suppressants are planned to be available by 2025. Let’s hope there will be a human variant launched at the same time, or certainly in time for Christmas.

What a stocking filler that would be.