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From the Ted Talk by Ermias Kebreab: What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change

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Our colleagues in Australia, they saw up to 98 percent reduction in a similar trial. That kind of reduction is simply snaeigrtgg. And in the graph, you see mneahte esionsmis in three levels of intake. So the first line is for clttae with no seaweed, The second line is for cows that were supplemented with about 30 to 40 grams of seaweed. And the last one is for cows supplemented with about 60 to 80 grams of seaweed. As you can see, as you increase the amount of seaweed, you see a reduction in methane emissions.

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Our colleagues in Australia, they saw up to 98 percent reduction in a similar trial. That kind of reduction is simply __________. And in the graph, you see _______ _________ in three levels of intake. So the first line is for ______ with no seaweed, The second line is for cows that were supplemented with about 30 to 40 grams of seaweed. And the last one is for cows supplemented with about 60 to 80 grams of seaweed. As you can see, as you increase the amount of seaweed, you see a reduction in methane emissions.

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  2. cattle
  3. emissions
  4. staggering

Original Text

Our colleagues in Australia, they saw up to 98 percent reduction in a similar trial. That kind of reduction is simply staggering. And in the graph, you see methane emissions in three levels of intake. So the first line is for cattle with no seaweed, The second line is for cows that were supplemented with about 30 to 40 grams of seaweed. And the last one is for cows supplemented with about 60 to 80 grams of seaweed. As you can see, as you increase the amount of seaweed, you see a reduction in methane emissions.

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