Cows are killing us, apparently

[bigtone]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4582174.stm

"Cattle are capable of producing 500 litres of the potent greenhouse gas every day, mostly through belching."

I haven't lost a couple of months and skipped forward to April 1st, have I?!

[mojocvh]

No wait it's true, this man can save the planet

MoJo

[dilbert]

You wait untill they start being concerned about Hamster farts!

Edited to add;

I guess this is the beginning of the rise of anal retentives!


>> Edited by dilbert on Thursday 5th January 10:34

[CupraR]

So by eating burgers we are actually saving the environment. Take that veggies.

[Einion Yrth]

CupraR said:

So by eating burgers we are actually saving the environment. Take that veggies.

But if we didn't eat cows there wouldn't be so many of them.

[Axeman30]

Einion Yrth said:

CupraR said: So by eating burgers we are actually saving the environment. Take that veggies. But if we didn't eat cows there wouldn't be so many of them.

They don't eat them in India and they have more cows than anywhere else on the planet.

[Jaglover]

It is a serious issue

Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2 and cows produce a lot of it.

>> Edited by Jaglover on Thursday 5th January 10:43

[scorp]

Einion Yrth said:

CupraR said: So by eating burgers we are actually saving the environment. Take that veggies. But if we didn't eat cows there wouldn't be so many of them.

Knowing our gloriously prudent chancellor, can we expect a CO2 tax on beef products soon?

[Einion Yrth]

scorp said:

Einion Yrth said: CupraR said: So by eating burgers we are actually saving the environment. Take that veggies. But if we didn't eat cows there wouldn't be so many of them. Knowing our gloriously prudent chancellor, can we expect a CO2 tax on beef products soon?

Been tried in New Zealand didn't play too well with the public.

[ps2gamer890]

Then how come, considering cows have been around for so long, is the earth no worse?

[ATG]

ps2gamer890 said:

Then how come, considering cows have been around for so long, is the earth no worse?

Because modern farming means there are vastly more cows now than ever before.

Termites also produce a lot of methane as they digest celulose. There is something like 3/4 of a tonne of termites for every person on the planet.

[motco]

In the early days of the US there were more buffalo per square mile than cockroaches in a hospital kitchen so global warming must have been rampant, musn't it?

[Yugguy]

Can't we fit them all with gas canisters and collect it all? We wouldn't need to buy the Russian's gas then.

[ultimasimon]

ATG said:

ps2gamer890 said: Then how come, considering cows have been around for so long, is the earth no worse? Because modern farming means there are vastly more cows now than ever before. Termites also produce a lot of methane as they digest celulose. There is something like 3/4 of a tonne of termites for every person on the planet.

In which case: All paint-shop booths should be fitted with spray guns powered by farting termites that are fed on the overspray of celulose paint.

Am I a genious or what

[cowhead]

Moo.

[Trooper2]

motco said:

In the early days of the US there were more buffalo per square mile than cockroaches in a hospital kitchen so global warming must have been rampant, musn't it?

Yah, but we've got that sorted now.

[motco]

Not the cockroaches we haven't

[ApexClipper]

Them cows be DEADLY! I tell thee...

[motco]

[r988]

Axeman30 said:

Einion Yrth said: CupraR said: So by eating burgers we are actually saving the environment. Take that veggies. But if we didn't eat cows there wouldn't be so many of them. They don't eat them in India and they have more cows than anywhere else on the planet.

Yeah but thats because they are too scared to kill them since they sacred or some other rubbish.