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For decades now, scientists have known that the cattle industry is responsible for a big amount of the world’s total of carbon emissions. The animals themselves can produce over a hundred gallons of methane gas through belching or flatulence. With the global population set to increase and with meat production only expected to exponentially rise, the world is looking at a spike in carbon emissions from cows.

One farm in Vermont is trying to change that. By using cow wastes, the farm has been able to produce fuel that was able to run their generators. The wastes were kept in an anaerobic vat for three weeks to fully digest the raw material with the help of bacteria.