tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442224054627982472.post2437066625699605925..comments2022-11-22T15:32:11.980-08:00Comments on Moravian University at the UNFCCC: Moravian College at UNFCCCorey Husichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16177050888208299819noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442224054627982472.post-80707727961495421362009-12-18T05:27:12.907-08:002009-12-18T05:27:12.907-08:00Sorry I got back to you so late.
Here is the firs...Sorry I got back to you so late.<br /><br />Here is the first article put out by the UN that really started to shake things up in regards to questioning the effects of the meat industry: http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm<br /><br />A more liberal, left leaning organization, World Watch, did more research and found the number to be higher, 51% of all green house gases are coming from the meat industry: http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf<br /><br />Their justification is that the damage done to the rainforests in order to grow soybeans for cattle should also be tallied into the effects of the meat industry's toll on the environment.<br />Personally, I agree, but understand they are not as credible a source in the field of environmental science.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420738680390253689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442224054627982472.post-53706569743377718012009-12-05T12:39:23.075-08:002009-12-05T12:39:23.075-08:00The impact of agriculture, especially livestock, o...The impact of agriculture, especially livestock, on the topic of greenhouse gas emissions is huge. A student in my senior seminar course did her semester project on this and we discuss the issue in our Climate Crises course on campus. William Ruddiman (author of Plows, Plagues and Petroleum) provides a hypothesis that the anthropogenic impact on the atmosphere in terms of GHGs and climate change actually began with the beginnings of agriculture. We are always interested in obtaining good sources of data on these topics so if you have sources to share -- please do. This is actually one area that I hope to follow closely in Copenhagen.dhusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791785785013934312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442224054627982472.post-18091732157654899992009-12-04T08:38:47.473-08:002009-12-04T08:38:47.473-08:00I am overjoyed to hear that Moravian College will ...I am overjoyed to hear that Moravian College will be invovled in this endeavor. This is a fantastic experience for all involved and extremely important for the future of our world. My concern is that an important factor in carbon emissions and green house gases will be ignored at this conference: the effects of the meat industry on the planet. The meat industry is currently producing 18% of the world's green house carbon emissions, which is worse than all forms of transportation combined. Also, sections of the Amazon rainforest are being cleared for livestock or to grow the grain to feed them. I would love to know if any of these issues are brought up at the conference when you attend. If you would like facts, figures or more information on these topics, I will gladly pass on the sources.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420738680390253689noreply@blogger.com