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Friday, July 18, 2008 Global Warming Science In Action By Paul Hsieh @ 1:00 PM Dedicated scientists will stop at nothing in the fight against global warming: In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions. Argentina has more than 55 million cows, making it a leading producer of beef. In the study, the scientists were surprised to discover that a standard 550-kg cow produces between 800 to 1,000 liters of emissions, including methane, each day... "When we got the first results, we were surprised," said Guillermo Berra, a researcher at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology in Argentina. "Thirty percent of Argentina's (total greenhouse) emissions could be generated by cattle." In their study, the researchers attached balloon-like plastic packs to the backs of at least 10 cows. A tube running to the animals' stomachs collected the gas inside the backpacks, which were then hung from the roof of the corral for analysis. Unfortunately, the global warming authoritarians will just use this as an excuse to clamp down on cows as well as people. Labels: Environmentalism   E-mail Paul Hsieh    PermaLink ()    Comments (New Page)

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	Friday, July 18, 2008 at 14:30:53 mst Comment ID: #1 Name: Valda Redfern E-mail: valda.redfern(at)gmail.com URL: http://valzhalla.blogspot.com I have often thought that animal energy production should be much more exploited than it is. Collecting methane from cows is an encouraging first step. After all, we feed them cows, so we should get the benefit of the flammable gases they produce. I continue to investigate ways of converting cat energy to electricity, but progress is slow. They do produce plenty of static electricity, but I'm not John Galt, so I can't use that.
	Friday, July 18, 2008 at 15:16:34 mst Comment ID: #2 Name: RT Wow, what an inconvenient truth. Maybe now they will come out with a book and TV show called "A World Without Cows", detailing the pristine state the earth would be in if all cows were suddenly to disappear from the face of the earth.
	Friday, July 18, 2008 at 16:52:43 mst Comment ID: #3 Name: William H. Stoddard E-mail: whswhs(at)mindspring.com URL: http://whswhs.livejournal.com/ Has anyone studied the biomethane emissions of environmentalists? I rather like the thought of Gore going about with a tube up his butt and a plastic tank on his back as an expression of his Greenness.
	Friday, July 18, 2008 at 19:03:23 mst Comment ID: #4 Name: djr E-mail: dan.rohr(at)yahoo.com Well said WHS! Perhaps Al could combine efforts and invent a recycling loop: a tube & 2 openings, if you know what I mean.
	Friday, July 18, 2008 at 20:30:36 mst Comment ID: #5 Name: Col. Hogan E-mail: Waynesdirtylab(at)yahoo.com URL: http://www.colhogan.blogspot.com When I was a kid, in North Dakota, we used to say that a kid with freckles got them by standing behind a cow at the wrong moment. I wonder how many of those researchers have freckles.....
	Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 0:42:38 mst Comment ID: #6 Name: Richard Watts E-mail: rw1963(at)earthlink.net I don't buy their claim that thirty percent of Argentina's total "greenhouse" emissions could be generated by cattle. When they say "total" greenhouse emissions, I bet they are not counting methane, CO2, and water vapor produced by wild animals in Argentina, or by decay of non-domestic plant and animal matter, or by geothermal activity, or by evaporation of water from natural foliage, streams and lakes, etc. All living things on Earth emit "greenhouse gases", and all life on Earth depends on these gases being part of the Earth's chemical and biological cycles. If all the greenhouse gases and their sources were eliminated, there would be no living thing left to need an "environment", and there would be no environment that could sustain life. To ask a living being to stop emitting carbon is to ask it to die. But no one is proposing that Bambi, or Peter Cottontail, or mosquitos, or tapeworms be made to stop emitting carbon to save Man's environment. Environmentalists only demand that Man's activities be curtailed. There is no concern about natural carbon emissions, even though Man's emissions are tiny compared to natural emissions. Because of this, among other things, I do not believe that the "Global Warming" peddlers actually care anything about carbon emissions, including Man's -- I think their real concern is Man's carbon *usage*. That is, I think their concern is to prevent mankind (especially in America and other industrialized nations) from having the *benefit* of using carbon. I also think carbon controls are about giving government total control of the economy (virtually everything people produce requires the use of carbon, one way or another), and about redistributing America's wealth to the Third World (by forcing trade of "Carbon Credits"). Presently, carbon fuels are necessary to maintain the industrial, division-of-labor civilization we enjoy. Carbon fuels presently power manufacturing, food production, transportation, our households, and a zillion other necessities and amenities. Sources of energy other than hydrocarbon fuels do exist, but it is not a free market in energy that environmentalists are pushing. If the individual's right to use carbon fuels is strangled, there will not be a free market in energy alternatives either. Those who would prefer to use some source of energy other than carbon fuels, should fight to end government interference in energy usage -- including all interference in the use of carbon fuels.
	Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 4:38:30 mst Comment ID: #7 Name: Wendy "Environmentalists only demand that Man's activities be curtailed." Absolutely. This will probably be used as a justification to curtail beef farming. Say goodbye to your juicy steak!
	Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 5:29:11 mst Comment ID: #8 Name: servlet E-mail: panzerkaetzchen(at)gmail.com The global warming crowd could minimize their carbon footprint if they'd just agree to stop breathing.
	Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 7:22:28 mst Comment ID: #9 Name: Nicholas Provenzo E-mail: nprovenzo(at)capitalismcenter.org URL: http://www.capitalismcenter.org >I continue to investigate ways of converting cat energy to electricity, but progress is slow. I too engage in such scientific research. Perhaps if we claim some dystopian end as the result of the status quo, we could apply for federal funding for our research. I'm especially keen on harvesting the awesome (and largely untapped) power of the cat nap.
	Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 3:42:18 mst Comment ID: #10 Name: Leon Brozyna E-mail: LeBroz(at)aol(dot)com Wrong tag on this post. Give it a tag of humor. With a picture like that, let's laugh the AGW movement out of town and send packing the likes of Al Gore, James Hansen, Gavin Schmidt, and the governing committee of the American Physical Society (APS). For the latest on that particular brouhaha with APS, check out Watts Up With That? http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/
	Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 14:49:44 mst Comment ID: #11 Name: roulette strategy E-mail: gumby1777(at)gmail.com URL: http://www.genuinewinner.com We have a very active non-profit organization to overcome global warming at http://www.universalsymbiosis.org - the bottom line is we need to plant more treats, treat our water better, and stop destroying habitats.
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