Cows

Scandal Surrounding The FDA, Cows' Tooting, And A Monsanto Hormone

Greenwash Brigade | Heidi Siegelbaum | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green


What a riot! How complex is a story about: * The genetically engineered bovine growth hormone, somatotropin, trade name Posilac... * which is...

Cows That Chew Cashews May Burp 90 Percent Less Methane

Reuters | Posted 06.21.2008 | Green


TOKYO (Reuters) - The cast offs from snacking on cashews may help fight global warming caused by animals that belch methane. Tests in Japan have show...

The Venus Syndrome (Part One)

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green


Patrick Takahashi

It turns out that there is another greenhouse gas, methane, that shows promise for becoming the doomsday gas.

Hold the Methane: Grass Innovation Means Gas Free Cows

World Changing | Julia Steinberger | Posted 06.11.2008 | Green


A recent innovation from scientists in Australia and New Zealand offers hope for humans to continue our love affair with meat and dairy products. The ...

Undercover Video Shows Abuse Of Sick Cows By Meat Packing Company

CBS News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Undercover video shows sickened cows, too weak to walk, being jabbed with forklift blades, kicked, shocked and even sprayed in the face with powerful ...

CA Slaughterhouse Zaps Cows Too Weak To Stand

Washington Post | Rick Weiss | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Video footage being released today shows workers at a California slaughterhouse delivering repeated electric shocks to cows too sick or weak to stand ...