[Vision2020] Ed the Viking, Greenland, and Global Warming

[heirdoug at netscape.net]

Megan,

I'm with you too much meat is not a good thing. I only eat 15 to 20% 
meat now. What do we do with all of the cattle and monkeys that are 
worshiped in India? What do we do with all of oxen that are used to 
farm the land in Asia? Should we replace them with tractors?

Let's say that we all turn to eating plants. What would be the increase 
in our production of green house gas from all of the cabbage?

What about the ant population? Don't those little critters produce a 
lot a methane?

Please feel free to answer these questions.

Doug!

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This is just a guess (since I'm not Nick), but perhaps the statistics
on livestock contributing more to global warming than all
transportation combined came from this UN's Food and Agriculture
Organization report: http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/
index.html

Here's a quote from the above article:
"Which causes more greenhouse gas emissions, rearing cattle or
driving cars?

Surprise!

According to a new report published by the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization, the livestock sector generates more
greenhouse gas emissions as measured in CO2 equivalent - 18 percent -
than transport. It is also a major source of land and water
degradation."

Looks like going vegetarian has more positive impact on global
warming than getting a hybrid. :) PETA has written a letter to Al
Gore asking if he'd consider going veg (and offering to make him some
fine vegan cookin') in order to reduce his impact on global warming
and set an example. We'll see if he responds. Here's the article on
that from PETA's blog: http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/03/
clearing_a_few.php

If anyone needs vegetarian recipes or tips, I have plenty to share. ;)

peace,
~Megan
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