tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295167997046485177.post1825867404612327165..comments2023-08-16T02:24:35.465-07:00Comments on Phoebe's Jottings: 1 Cow = 1 SUVPhoebe Brighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305668192166302241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295167997046485177.post-43748821488514654732008-06-21T09:11:00.000-07:002008-06-21T09:11:00.000-07:00This has to be seen to settle the issue...http://w...This has to be seen to settle the issue...<BR/><BR/>http://www.themeatrix1.com/Cork Environmental Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863551984632481508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295167997046485177.post-25067382237071326012008-06-04T08:48:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:48:00.000-07:00I always wonder about this topic.Firstly an SUV is...I always wonder about this topic.<BR/>Firstly an SUV is producing ghgs from fossilised carbon thereby unsettling the carbon balance, while methane released from a cow is derived from CO2 fixed from the atmosphere by grass. <BR/><BR/>Secondly, methane is relatively shortlived in the atmosphere and degrades to CO2 - I know this does not stand up to ultimate inspection, but there is a closed CO2 to CO2 cycle with the cow in the middle. <BR/><BR/>Thirdly it is positively sinful that we have not made more of anaerobic digestion in Ireland. Sinful. Cow sh!t must be one of the biggest untapped energy sources in the country - and no-one will convince me that that isn't green!<BR/><BR/>What is against cows is food supply pressure. Something like 15kg of grass to make 1kg of meat may not be the best use of land resources.<BR/><BR/>P. TreacyCork Environmental Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863551984632481508noreply@blogger.com