> Britain may recommend reducing meat consumption to fight global > warming. Rationale: "Cattle and sheep release millions of metric > tons > of methane gas a year into the environment through flatulence. In > New > Zealand farm animals produce some 90 percent of the country's > methane emissions."
So true. A study was done a few years back in California. They discovered that cows from the dairy and meat industry in Calif. contributed more to global warming than all the cars in the state. Meat and dairy used to be very expensive and fruits and veggies were much cheaper years and years ago. Now most Americans can afford to have meat in every meal, something unheard 50 years ago. We could slow down global warming more if we went back to a more natural diet..close down all the fast un-food un-restaurants... Intersting thing. When I lived in Hawaii as a kid milk was $5 a gallon..... that was back in the late 70's to early 80's. Now its $4 bucks a gallon here. Our island grass fed beef here is $2 bucks a pound for hamburger and $4 a pound for t-bone at the slaughterhouse. The imported grain finshed stuff is 3 times that amount. More methane is produced by grain fed beef and big dairy business than by a more natural way of keeping animals...all those animal in a really small space..... Anyone interested in stuff like this can read john robbins books about the Agri business of meat and dairy...very good read. He was the son of the Baskin and Robbins Empire of Ice-cream. I think his father died of a heart attack in his 50's. Skye Fire Island Eco-Treks-808-443-6085 Fire Island Professional Farrier Service-640-6080
