Friday, September 12, 2008

The UN solemnly warns the world about the dangers of animal flatulence

Oil & Gas Journal : Warming political menu gets new item: eggplant, well done, September 2008 Page 1
The standard proposal is a drastic cut in use of fossil energy. Now Pachauri, because of his stature as a Nobel Laureate, has placed reduced meat consumption prominently on the menu of possible warming remedies.

He told his London audience that GHGs from livestock production come from land deforestation and desertification (35.4%), manure (30.5%), animal flatulence (25%), agricultural fertilizers (3.4%), on-farm fossil energy use (1.2%), and other factors (3.6%).

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