Cows alone emit far more greenhouse gases than motor vehicles do: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article6473787.ece
Cows, according to a recent UN report, release more greenhouse gases, from both ends, than cars, buses, trains, planes and all other forms of human transportation combined. Cattle produce some two thirds of ammonia emissions, which cause acid rain, and are responsible for more than a third of all methane gas released as a result of human activity, mostly though bovine burping. Cattle eructate an estimated 60 million tonnes of methane globally every year, three quarters of all livestock emissions, and methane is 23 times more potent than CO2 as a heat-trapping gas. ### __,_._,___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
