Posted on 09/10/2010 12:52:11 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
NAIROBI (AFP) – Climate change can be curbed by changing the diet of livestock, whose feed crops, farting, belching and manure contribute a fifth of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions, a new study said Friday.
The study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) said livestock risk growing as global demand for meat and milk surges and recommended simple steps to curb livestock-related greenhouse gas emissions.
It recommended using more nutritious pasture grasses, supplementing diets with crop residues, restoring degraded grazing lands and adopting more productive breeds, among other simple measures for tropical countries.
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The scientists said the burden of changing livestock production practices would largely be on half a billion of the poorer farmers in tropical countries.
"It would be a useful incentive if these farmers were allowed to sell the reductions they achieve as credits on global carbon markets," Thornton said.
He estimated that at 20 dollars per ton -- the current rate of carbon on the European Climate Exchange -- poor livestock keepers in tropical countries could generate about 1.3 billion dollars each year in carbon revenues.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Man-made climate change is a hoax anyway.
What we REALLY have to worry about is GITC.
Al “Tommy Flanagan” Gore discovered that Gnome Induced Temperature Change when he was working on his important research into the fact that it's “several million degrees” 2km beneath the surface of the Earth (This is MUCH hotter than the surface of the Sun).
The only way to cure GITC is to send al Gore billions or preferably Trillions of dollars. Beg your Congresspeople to enact legislation that would put guns to the heads of any “gnome deniers.”
Won't you do it for the children?
Grazin in the grass
it’s a gas
baby can you dig it?
*I can’t believe people actually get paid for studying cow farts and how they affect us. These people are certifiable.*
Al Gore made at least $100 million promoting his silly scam
Maybe. But they are believed by heads of state, heads of government agencies, academic staffs at universities, public schools, trade unions, mainline church agencies, etc.
“my best guess is it’s a green backed group tied to skunks in tuxedos and gowns”
More likely a vegan group.
A fifth, eh?
A fifth of WHAT exactly,
seeing as how WATER VAPOR makes up 95% of the “greenhouse gases” in our atmosphere, followed by CO2 at 3.6%, followed by nitrous oxide at .95%, and finally methane at .36%....
http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html
Thank goodness ‘they’ are looking into solving this terrible, terrible problem. The world will be better and safer and cleaner and whatever after their study!!!!! And thank goodness there are people out there who will take this task on!
/s
ROFL!
Deutsche Bank — A Wunch of Bankers ( Carbon credits: Just another excuse to "print money" )
And see post #12 for the possible explanation of "Wunch of Bankers"
A new green job...a cow fart broker.
I’m still chuckling from a caller on Rush’s show last week when Mark Stein was pinch-hosting. The caller said they call this “Dairy Air” ... love it.
Talk about yur nouveaux riche
flatulence commodity traders
LOL.. I remember that one! Good one!
Easy. Feed them meat.
farting, belching and manure contribute a fifth of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions...not to mention at least one fifth the planet's incomparable b-s from agitprop specialists. Thanks E.
C02 concentration in the atmosphere is approx. .032% not 3.5%
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