Posted on 12/23/2009 8:58:52 AM PST by kingattax
Taking the dog for a walk to the store would seem like a more environmentally-friendly option than piling into the SUV.
Not so, say two New Zealand scientists whose new book claims pets have a carbon footprint that is about twice the size of the gas guzzling vehicles that have long been a bane of environmentalism.
In "Time to Eat the Dog, the Real Guide to Sustainable Living," Robert and Brenda Vale charge that a medium-size dog has a footprint of 2.1 acres compared with slightly more than one acre for a standard sport utility vehicle.
The New Scientist Web site relayed other carbon footprint comparisons from the Vales' book. Cats are roughly equal to small Volkswagens while two hamsters have the same footprint as a plasma television. Goldfish are comparable to a pair of cell phones.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
there doesn't seem to be any end to this insanity.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
Perhaps one day they’ll review the book I’m working on:
“Time to Feed the scientists to the Dogs, the Real Guide to Enjoyable Living”
My dogs have read the first draft and given it “Two Paws Up.”
What is the carbon foot print of Eco loon Kiwis ?
Dear Climate Change moron: Bite me.
Not so much love,
Butch, Ramses and Ginger
So many eco scientist and so few bullets...............
Next it will be cows...right...........
the world has gone mad.
So many eco scientist and so few bullets...............
Next it will be cows...right...........
the world has gone mad.
Liberals are more dangerous to freedom, industry, the economy, and the environment, than any other man-made force!
All true climate scammers should commit suicide so they will stop emitting CO2 and lower their carbon footprint. The rest of us could then live like Al Gore.
lol...please put me down for a copy.
Just in time for Christmas! - "Shut the eff up about my SUV you hippy scumbucket! You have two mangy dogs wrecking the planet at four times the pace!"
According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2009-2010 National Pet Owners Survey, 62 percent of Americans, or more than 71 percent of U.S. homes, own at least one pet.
USA! USA! USA!
Hey Robert and Brenda,
FO
Sincerely,
My dog
I've often wondered about the effect of jogging and other forms of aerobic exercise. Obviously these people exhale more frequently than the average couch potato.
Perhaps we should tax people for extraneous activities that increase exhalations: walks in the park, gym workouts, soccer etc. It seems fair to me that this tax could be levied on companies that equip participants in these activities (Nike for example) and health clubs. Leotard manufacturers might be eligible for exemption as long as these are only used for yoga. I'm sure most of those who participate in these activities would cheerfully comply.
Maybe this will shut them up! One can hope.
If a dog is bad, imagine the enormous carbon footprint of a polar bear!
We’ll give up our animals when the White House turns the heat down to 65 and euthanizes Bo in the name of reducing its carbon print.
Of course the dog and the SUV have “carbon footprints,” but they also have a benefit: the dog gives companionship and protects you against intruders and burglars. The SUV gets you through snow and protects you in some accidents.
The left doesn’t like that. They want you to be alone and miserable, and an easy prey for intruders (who always vote democrat) and they want you to die in an accident in a little excrement of a vehicle.
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