Global livestock emissions (farts etc) create more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector!
That’s right ninjas, your eyes are not fooling you. The new United Nations FAO report, "Livestocka€™s Long Shadow a€"Environmental Issues and Options," reads:
"…the livestock sector accounts for 9% of CO2 deriving from human-related activities, but produces a much larger share of even more harmful greenhouse gases. It generates 65% of human-related nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of CO2. Most of this comes from manure.
And it accounts for respectively 37% of all anthropogenic methane (23 times as warming as CO2), which is largely produced by the digestive system of ruminants, and 64% of ammonia, which contributes significantly to acid rain."
The report also notes the contribution of the livestock business to deforestation as land is cleared for grazing, and water pollution, as antibiotics, growth hormones, pesticides, chemicals, and manure leak into the environment.
Read the full report (PDF format) here
Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:37am by Pheezatron
Categories: not ninja-worthy,politricks,fo' real?,real life news
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Build a School
12 people, 3 days and 1 school. The story of a community project trek deep into the Himalaya to help restore a school.
Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:33am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: life,mnp is for the children,9th dan
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You Murder and Then Pay No Bribe?!
Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:16am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: not ninja-worthy,real life news
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Early Mac Clones
The Apple as a PC?! Clones from Bell & Howell to Brazil.
Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:13am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: computers,apple,fo' real?
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Snake Man
AT&T 1993 "You Will"
This montage of AT&T ads came from a 1993 Newsweek CD-ROM, when Newsweek thought that one day, magazines would be sent to you in CD-ROM form, sponsored with ads. It’s an interesting view of the future.
Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:09am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: youtube,computers,business
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On Tape
Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:09am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: myninjaplease,web
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Foto Del Dia 12.11
Serious business at the Holocaust Conference in Tehran
from fouman
Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:04am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: foto del dia
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Vaska
Vaclav Klouda footbags to Crowd Pleasa from El Da Sensei
thanks to Al for hooking this up