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Cow Power Will Provide Energy For Vermont College

Tiny Green Mountain College in Vermont is going greener with plans to use cow manure to generate power.

Officials at the 750-student liberal arts collge in Poultney, Vermont said the plan will cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

Methane Producing Gassy Cows, An Environmental Menace To Global Warming

Each time a cow lets out a burp, more methane gets added to the air. Researchers also say, these belches account for 3% of Britain's greenhouse gases, which in turn, adds to global warming. Now, scientists are exploring ways to deal with this latest environmental hazard -- "burping bovines."

Each cow emits 500 liters of methane a day; leaving researchers trying to figure out ways to reduce this gas-effect from Britain's two million cows.

Growing Weed For A Cow Puts Polish Woman Under Arrest

A woman with a nervous cow will soon be headed to jail after police found the Polish lady growing marijuana.

A woman in Lobez was arrested and charged with cultivating a narcotic after Polish police found she had been growing the drug to calm her "skittish and unruly" cow.

Hundreds Line Up Outside Yoshinoya For A Taste Of U.S. "Beef Bowl"

Hundreds of people lined up outside a Tokyo restaurant on Monday to get a taste of "beef bowl" made of Grade A U.S. beef - it's the first time the dish has been offered in two years.

Some people even camped out a day before in front of a Yoshinoya restaurant. The popular fast-food chain reintroduced its favored delicacy after Japan lifted its ban on U.S. beef imports in July.

Arkansas Cow Bears Triplets For The Fourth Time

"Fertile" may not be enough to describe an Arkansas cow who gave birth to triplets for the fourth time.

It is the ninth time the cow, named Faith, has borne more than one calf at a time.

Twenty-two calves were produced in the cow's nine pregnancies.