Submission + - Methane-eating bacteria could halt global warming (news.com.au)
realwx writes: New Zealand scientists have found a bacterium, named "Methylokorus infernorum," that eats a key global warming chemical, found in a hot, geothermal area. "Potentially it could be used to combat methane emissions," Dr. Stott said, who "estimated that a cubic meter of liquid containing the bacterium would consume about 11kg of methane each year. But Dr Stott cautioned that such an application was probably some years into the future. He said it was unlikely the micro-organism, which prefers acidic conditions of about 60C, could ever be added to sheep or cows' food to stop the animals releasing methane."
