Comments on: Pig farts are destroying the environment

By: Katlyn

Katlyn — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:11:55 +0000

Well, considering that people, especially people in America, eat more meat than what is necessary, I guess people could just cut down on their meat consumption.
It’s not as if they have to stop eating meat altogether.

But I doubt Americans will ever choose to cut down on over-eating at all.

By: Elaine Vigneault

Elaine Vigneault — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:44:49 +0000

FYI, for Lauren and coller choice, the methane released by factory farmed animals is FAR GREATER than the methane humans release. “an average dairy cow produces about 21 times as much waste as an average human” source: http://www.factoryfarm.org/?page_id=19

Stop making excuses, just go vegetarian or vegan now.

By: Elaine Vigneault

Elaine Vigneault — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:40:24 +0000

Ens asked “You think it’s an easier solution to convince everybody worldwide to no longer eat beef or ham?”

Yes, I do. And I think some methods of persuasion are more effective than others. For example, if there were an environmental tax that reflected the true cost of meat, people would go vegetarian and vegan in a heartbeat. The fact that factory farmers can get away with polluting the environment, torturing animals, and poisoning school cafeterias without penalty and can sell dead animal carcass for cheap means people buy dead animal carcass. If they paid the true cost of meat, people wouldn’t buy it nearly as often.

By: cooler choice

cooler choice — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:55:26 +0000

we all do the same when we fart

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:49:56 +0000

My ass is ruining the environment. My family’s asses.

By: Ens

Ens — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:37:14 +0000

You think it’s an easier solution to convince everybody worldwide to no longer eat beef or ham?

I’m just being pedantic :).

By: riotgrrl

riotgrrl — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:32:36 +0000

I already knew this, it was in The Simpson’s.

Wouldn’t that mean we should stop breeding pigs (and other animals) for meat? Eating them doesn’t reverse the effect…Maybe if they eat them and then stop farming and breeding pigs.

Ok, that was my snap judgment before I read the article. Nice to know science and technology is going into cows belching. I stand by my previous statement that cows and pigs should no longer be bread for meat. Seems like an easier solution. But I guess people really want that New Year’s steak and they want it to have 25% less emissions. I wonder how much THAT steak cost? I’m sure it will sell well in this economy. All the meat eaters I know look for the least gassy steaks.