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BBC News - 07/09/08
People should consider eating less meat as a way of combating global warming, says the UN's top climate scientist.
Rajendra Pachauri, who chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will make the call at a speech in London on Monday evening.
UN figures suggest that meat production puts more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than transport.
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Probably not as much methane as that emitted by the cows needed to keep 7 billion people supplied with beef. Er... probably.Haggis wrote:on a vegetarian diet my own personal methane production sky-rockets. Has there any been any conclusive research done on the effects of emissions by 7 billion people eating cabbage and baked beans?
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That told 'em.Methane is pretty harmless and odorless. Its the hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans from rotting meat that can make wallpapers crumble and children cry. Add a couple of beers to the meat and the exhausts are lethal.Haggis wrote:on a vegetarian diet my own personal methane production sky-rockets. Has there any been any conclusive research done on the effects of emissions by 7 billion people eating cabbage and baked beans?
Inquiring minds wanna know....
Sounds like a pretty fair appraisal of my digestive system there MacG! You mean that it isn't like that for everyone!?MacG wrote:Methane is pretty harmless and odorless. Its the hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans from rotting meat that can make wallpapers crumble and children cry. Add a couple of beers to the meat and the exhausts are lethal.Haggis wrote:on a vegetarian diet my own personal methane production sky-rockets. Has there any been any conclusive research done on the effects of emissions by 7 billion people eating cabbage and baked beans?
Inquiring minds wanna know....
"Mmmmmm...rotting flesh." - Homer Simpsonemordnilap wrote:Hmmm, talk about stereotypes.
Been 100% vegan diet for years with no major farting problems, unlike some stinkers I know whose bowels barely move because of the rotting flesh they've consumed.
I'm not waiting till then. Not while there's worse things around that you can blame on dead animals and silly people.SunnyJim wrote:I'll give up meat when they ban flying and cars.
Sort of the same thing. These days, most soya production goes to feed animals.SunnyJim wrote:Yup. Best give up the meat and eat soya instead....