THE LEVELS OF METHANE GAS PRODUCED FROM LEAF COLLECTION IN LANDFILLS IS 25 TIMES WORSE THAN CARBON DIOXIDE; "AT 119.8 MILLION METRIC TONS, "LEAF METHANE" FAR OUT WEIGHS THE METHANE PRODUCED BY COWS. BESIDES, NATURE HAS MECHANISMS TO DISSOLVE METHANE PRODUCED BY COWS, UNLIKE LEAVES"