Earthsave.org has published a report about the connection between global warming and global meat consumption.
“By far the most important non-CO2 greenhouse gas is methane, and the number one source of methane worldwide is animal agriculture. Methane is responsible for nearly as much global warming as all other non-CO2 greenhouse gases put together. Methane is 21 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than CO2. While atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have risen by about 31% since pre-industrial times, methane concentrations have more than doubled. Whereas human sources of CO2 amount to just 3% of natural emissions, human sources produce one and a half times as much methane as all natural sources. In fact, the effect of our methane emissions may be compounded as methane-induced warming in turn stimulates microbial decay of organic matter in wetlands—the primary natural source of methane.”
January 4, 2007 at 12:06 am · Filed under Activism
Greenpeace is campaigning against oversized cars, so called cross-over utility vehicles, in urban areas for their ineffective fuel economy, pollution and risks to other drivers.
Great article about SUV-criticism at Wikipedia: Link
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The 2007 ecobabes calendar is out! You may wonder what an ecobabe is. First of all she is good-looking and somehow working to protect the environment or promote renewable energy. From the ecobabes website:
“An ecobabe is a woman working to create a better world for all of us and all our children. She is aware that she has an impact on the planet and makes choices to try to minimize her negative effects and to affect the change she wants to see in the world. ecobabes are all unique, all working on different issues, all living different lives, and all ages.”
