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REPORT: CARS, POWER PLANTS CAUSE NO GLOBAL WARMING FOR HALF A CENTURY
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY FOCUSING ON WRONG ACTIVITIES IN FIGHTING CLIMATE
CHANGE
WorldWire
August 29, 2005

http://www.world-wire.com/news/0829050001.html

NEW YORK, NY - According to a report issued today by environmental group
EarthSave International, cars and power plants -- the traditional targets of
environmentalists -- will not be a major cause of global warming in our
lifetime. Rather, the most significant source of climate change over the
next half-century is likely animal agriculture.

Because carbon dioxide makes up the majority of greenhouse gas emissions,
environmentalists have focused on its main sources: cars and power plants.
The report points out that other gases, produced in smaller amounts but far
more powerful at trapping heat, actually cause the majority of the earth's
warming. Moreover, because the cars and power plants that emit carbon
dioxide also emit climate-cooling aerosols, they are responsible for little
to no net warming today.

The report's data analysis, based on the work of leading climate scientists,
shows that methane sources -- not carbon dioxide sources -- are the biggest
cause of global warming today, and will continue to be for the next 50
years. The number one human-related source of methane worldwide is
livestock, the report says. "This reveals an untapped opportunity to make
serious and rapid progress in reducing dangerous global warming trends,"
said Noam Mohr, author of the report.

The report strongly stresses that this is not the work of global warming
skeptics, citing leading pro-environment climate scientists quoted by Al
Gore and the Sierra Club, and a peer review by the Union of Concerned
Scientists.

The report provides global warming skeptics no excuse to let up on sources
of carbon dioxide, as it remains in the atmosphere for centuries.
Nevertheless, according to the data, methane will remain the primary
offender in our lifetime, with animal agriculture its biggest source.

Also in the report:

Methane is 21 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
While carbon dioxide levels have risen by 31%, methane levels have more than
doubled.

Animal agriculture produces more than 100 million tons of methane a year,
about 85% from livestock digestion and 15% from manure "lagoons" used to
store untreated feces.

Methane cycles out of the atmosphere in just 8 years, so reducing meat
consumption quickly translates to cooling of the earth. In comparison,
carbon dioxide can stay in the atmosphere for centuries.

Less consumption of animal products also means less water consumption, water
pollution, air pollution, and even carbon dioxide emissions.

The report calls on environmental organizations to make vegetarian advocacy
a major part of their global warming campaigns. "Anyone who cares about
global warming can start making a difference at every meal, simply by
leaving meat off their plates," said Mohr. "It turns out that what's good
for your health is also good for the planet."

EarthSave International is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving
the environment and all life on Earth.

Online copy of the report "A New Global Warming Strategy":
http://www.earthsave.org/globalwarming.htm

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NHNE NEWS LIST FACTORY FARM & MEAT PRODUCTION ARTICLES:

SCIENTISTS AIM FOR LAB-GROWN MEAT (8/13/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/9733

THE VEGAN VIXENS (8/8/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/9696

CUT GLOBAL WARMING BY BECOMING VEGETARIAN (7/19/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/9591

LIVING ON THE HUNDRED-MILE DIET (7/17/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/9581

LAB BURGERS (7/8/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/9529

AL-JAZEERA SHUNS ANIMAL-ABUSE AD (6/6/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/9297

NEW FACTORY FARM RULES DRAW FIRE (2/15/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/8861

NUMBER OF LAND-BASED ANIMALS KILLED FOR FOOD IN U.S. (2/3/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/8807

MCDONALD'S STUDYING MORE HUMANE CHICKEN SLAUGHTER (12/31/2004):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/8639

PEACEABLE KINGDOM: THE FIRST TEN MONTHS (12/15/2004);
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/8549

'A TRIBE OF HEART' DOCUMENTARIES (6/26/2004):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/7474

TURKEYS (11/25/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/6314

THE MEATRIX (11/10/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/6224

CHICKENS (11/4/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/6208

BEEF INDUSTRY'S DIRTY SECRET (6/2/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/5452

ANIMAL RIGHTS LEADER WANTS TO BE BARBECUED (5/6/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/5248

MCDONALD'S GOING ORGANIC? (1/27/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/4298

CLONED FOOD COULD REACH SHELVES BY 2003 (9/16/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3682

FEEDLOT PERILS OUTPACE REGULATION (8/20/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3595

READER FEEDBACK ON VEGGIE DIETS (8/4/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3518

SHOULD WE ALL BE VEGETARIANS? (7/10/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3392

PIG FARMS AWASH IN STENCH & CRUELTY (7/7/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3369

FACTORY FARMING: MECHANIZED MADNESS (7/6/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3367

RUNAWAY COW HAS BEEN CAPTURED (2/26/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/2800

RUNAWAY COW BECOMES FOLK HERO (2/25/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/2774

SLAUGHTERHOUSE CAM (4/5/2001):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/1340

BUTCHERED ANIMALS: 'THEY DIE PIECE BY PIECE' (4/10/2001):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/1358

MOTHER DUCK LEADS OFFICER TO STUCK DUCKLINGS (7/13/2001):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/1669

BURGERS, PAIN AND SLAUGHTER (6/26/2000):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/433

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RELATED FACTORY FARM LINKS:

GRACE FACTORY FARM PROJECT:
http://www.factoryfarm.org/

THE SIERRA CLUB ON FACTORY FARMS:
http://www.sierraclub.org/factoryfarms/

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ON FACTORY FARMS:
http://www.foe.org/factoryfarms/index.html

FARM SANCTUARY:
http://www.farmsanctuary.org/

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NHNE NEWS LIST MAD COW DISEASE ARTICLES:

USDA COVERED UP LATEST MAD COW CASE FOR SEVEN MONTHS (7/1/2005):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/9485

EXPERT WARNED THAT MAD COW WAS IMMINENT (12/25/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/6483

INTERVIEW WITH 'MAD COW U.S.A.' AUTHOR (12/23/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/6473

USDA REFUSED TO RELEASE MAD COW RECORDS (12/23/2003):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/6472

UN URGES SWIFT ACTION AGAINST MAD COW DISEASE (1/30/2001):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/1103

MAD COW DISEASE (11/7/2000):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/800

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NHNE NEWS LIST VEGETARIAN-RELATED POSTS:

'FLEXITARIANS': VEGETARIANS WHO EAT MEAT (3/19/2004):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/6935

READER FEEDBACK ON VEGGIE DIETS (8/4/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3518

MORE ON THE DARK SIDE OF STRICT VEGGIE DIETS (7/14/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3413

SHOULD WE ALL BE VEGETARIANS? (7/10/2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/3392

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