Want to Help Fight Climate Change? Try Eating Some Beans

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Werewolf Girl

Discussion Starter · Jun 11, 2017

In 2016, Americans each ate an average of nearly 56 pounds of beef. Those demands on livestock end up increasing greenhouse gas production, since cows emit methane in large quantities.

But a less expensive and more healthful alternative to beef is something that most people associate with gas: beans. A team of scientists publishing in the journal Climatic Change say that a nationwide effort to swap beef with beans could help the U.S. meet more than 50% of its emissions goals by the year 2020.

Read the rest here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/earth/want-to-help-fight-climate-change-try-eating-some-beans/

Some good stuff in this article, the parts about eating bugs and kangaroo farts are unfortunate though. :stinkeye:

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It's ironic that putting out methane gas yourself rather than having cows do it for you is so much better for the environment. The fact of the matter is that delivering your own farts into the atmosphere rather than having cows do it inefficiently for you will reduce deaths from climate change. Bizarre, but true.

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Werewolf Girl

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 11, 2017

Jamie in Chile said:
It's ironic that putting out methane gas yourself rather than having cows do it for you is so much better for the environment. The fact of the matter is that delivering your own farts into the atmosphere rather than having cows do it inefficiently for you will reduce deaths from climate change. Bizarre, but true.

Fart if you love mother earth! :lol:

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Joan Kennedy

· #4 · Jul 2, 2017

Fart-wise there are days I think I'd be giving the cow a run for her money. And that my car could run on it with a little re-jiggering.

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silva

· #5 · Jul 2, 2017

Jamie in Chile said:
It's ironic that putting out methane gas yourself rather than having cows do it for you is so much better for the environment. The fact of the matter is that delivering your own farts into the atmosphere rather than having cows do it inefficiently for you will reduce deaths from climate change. Bizarre, but true.

There must be a huge difference in peoples digestion. When I ate meat I would have to try and run from rooms because I'd have the silent but very deadly gas. Every meat eater I know will warn people when they've eaten steaks, or ribs, or chicken wings.
As a vegan, I go "pfft", and the worst it's even smelled was like opening a tupperware lid of cooked cruciferous- and immediately closing it up, because it quickly disperses. I've never had a poop that smells strong enough to rise into the room. I've endured many meat eaters in our work rest room, sometimes having to hold my pee till it cleared.

I don't understand why this stereotype persists since every one I know agrees meat is worse for gas than veggies or beans. Well, for some they agree on beans. They never bothered me

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David3

· #6 · Jul 2, 2017

No need for anyone to be without farts. We believe in fairness.

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