Archive for December, 2006

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.

Story via Green Car Congress

Read the full report (PDF format) here

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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.

himalaya children 2

documentary at travelistic

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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?!

article at pakistaniat

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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.

article at lowendmac

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Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:13am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: computers,apple,fo' real?

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Snake Man

story and video at andiamnotlyingforreal.blogspot

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Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:12am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: life,fo' real?

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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.

video at youtube

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Posted: December 11th, 2006
at 11:09am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: youtube,computers,business

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On Tape

mnp cassette

make your own tape at says-it

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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

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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

vasek mix

thanks to Al for hooking this up

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Posted: December 9th, 2006
at 11:37pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: youtube,art

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