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Post by gr0undzer0 on Sept 16, 2008 6:38:33 GMT -5
I wonder if gumby was in on this ? news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7551125.stmEat kangaroo to 'save the planet' Kangaroos could be good for the environment Switching from beef to kangaroo burgers could significantly help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an Australian scientist. The methane gas produced by sheep and cows through belching and flatulence is more potent than carbon dioxide in the damage it can cause to the environment. But kangaroos produce virtually no methane because their digestive systems are different. Dr George Wilson, of the Australian Wildlife Services, urges farming them. He says they have a different set of micro-organisms in their guts to cows and sheep. Sheep and cattle account for 11% of Australia's carbon footprint and over the years, there have been various proposals to deal with the problem. Now Dr Wilson believes kangaroos might hold the answer. He said: "It tastes excellent, not unlike venison - only a different flavour." The country already produces 30 million kangaroos farmed by landholders in the outback. But Dr Wilson is keen to see that population dramatically increased to produce the same amount of kangaroo meat as that currently produced by conventional livestock. Methane is about 25 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide molecule for molecule. But the much greater volume of CO2 generated by human activities such as industry and transport means that it is the largest contributor to modern-day global warming.
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Post by breakerfall on Sept 16, 2008 7:50:36 GMT -5
I hope some big ole cow comes along and farts in the scientists face
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Post by gr0undzer0 on Sept 16, 2008 7:54:28 GMT -5
nonono that kills the ozone ! why didn't al gore tell me this years ago?
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Post by breakerfall on Sept 16, 2008 8:00:11 GMT -5
cause he'd rather blame big ole factories and big ole cars, politicians eh? they always got an agenda who'd have thunk it was a big ole cow thats gonna make this planet uninhabitable for future generations.....
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Post by gr0undzer0 on Sept 16, 2008 8:04:02 GMT -5
I say we ewat all the dastardly cows first then the sheep, then we go to the r00s
what about buffalos and horses what is their flatulence level ? maybe we should put mufflers and catalytic converters on their asses and get emmisions checks like we do ?
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Post by breakerfall on Sept 16, 2008 8:07:19 GMT -5
I say we sit back and eat cake. I mean who really wants to save the world anyways?
(and I don't thnk we should mess with the r00s, one mugged a jogger in melbourne last week - true story)
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Post by gr0undzer0 on Sept 16, 2008 8:13:31 GMT -5
(and I don't thnk we should mess with the r00s, one mugged a jogger in melbourne last week - true story) i wonder if they cried out for HELP !!
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Post by LostCause on Sept 17, 2008 7:34:02 GMT -5
I say we sit back and eat cake. I mean who really wants to save the world anyways? Sounds like the words to a song.
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Post by Fields at Midnight on Sept 17, 2008 18:06:44 GMT -5
nonono that kills the ozone ! why didn't al gore tell me this years ago? Because he likes to eat beef.
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Post by gr0undzer0 on Sept 17, 2008 18:07:35 GMT -5
what a hypocrite
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Post by albinorage on Sept 17, 2008 19:01:34 GMT -5
Kangaroo is actually quite nice. So is ostrich.
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