what some see as pollution others see as life progress or die - it's your choice
On Aug 16, 6:59 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Cows alone emit far more greenhouse gases than motor vehicles do: > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/art... > > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
