Scientist have found a bacteria that can produce protein-rich fishmeal by feasting on methane captured from landfills, oil and gas facilities, or wastewater treatment plants.

This could be one way to reduce global warming while producing a profit, since currently fishmeal needs either water, land, and/or fertilizer to be produced.

Methane is 80 time more potent at warming than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Plus the primary contributor to the formation of ground-level ozone, which is a hazardous air pollutant that causes 1 million premature deaths yearly.

In the end, one is reducing surface area usage, removing a toxic gas, and making a profit.

Source: bit.ly/3rIrT2t

@barefootstache I'm kinda wondering why specifically fishmeal. Isn't it suitable for other living beings?

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@trinsec I would assume bird or insect meal would also work. Anything larger is questionable if it is profitable.

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