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- From: achenbac@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jeff Achenbach)
- Subject: Re: Combine'd' laziness
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:36:49 GMT
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- In article <C19u5u.83B@wpg.com> russ@wpg.com (Russell Lawrence) writes:
- >From article <1993Jan22.014645.28033@pixel.kodak.com>, by young@clpd.kodak.com (Rich Young):
- >> In article <C1862L.KnA@wpg.com> russ@wpg.com (Russell Lawrence) writes:
- >>>Why don't you help "poor Russell" by providing us with the
- >>>evidence that the author of the Tufts article used in reaching
- >>>his/her conclusions about the relatively unimportant role
- >>>that cattle play in global warming.
- >>
- >>Why should I do your homework for you, Russell? I gave you the
- >>quote and the source of the quote. If you want to know more, then
- >>feel free to explore it further with the Tufts Letter.
- >
- >Since your estimates were kinda vague, I had assumed that you might
- >want to refine your argument.
- >
- >Right off hand, I'd say that there isn't too much that we can do
- >to reduce termite-methane-production, and even if there
- >was, it would have no bearing on our decision to-produce or
- >not-to-produce cattle for consumption. Vis-a-vis the methane
- >that you say is produced by rice paddies, bear in mind that the
- >global production of rice is 450 million metric tons or
- >thereabouts, whereas global meat production (including non-ruminant
- >animals) is roughly 100 million metric tons (carcass weight).
- >
- >Vis-a-vis the world's food supply, which of the two categories could
- >we cut without causing famine?
- >
-
- The world needs a good famine Russell. Bring this human critter population
- back into line. Then I can go on consuming meat, oil, and all the other
- things that give me pleasure without worrying about environmental side effects.
- With fewer of us around, those that are left can live high off the hog.
-
- (Now how do I make half a smiley?) .-,
-
- Jeff Achenbach
-