Nupine said:
I am pretty confused on all that stuff. But about the livestock. People today eat much more meat and amimal products than back then, and there are WAY more people now than than. The factory farms, IMO, are the ones to blame for any of the livestock/GW stuff. Not us hobby farmers.
Actually, there is the same number of cows now as there used to, its just that now the number of cows are in confinements, rather than being spread out over small farms. There is a new documentary out called King Corn(very informative, a must watch for everybody) and they talked to a feedlot owner in CO who finished 14,000 cattle every year. He said Americans want cheap food, and the only way to do that is to lot the cattle and make them eat; he said that if Americans wanted their food grassed raised, he'd do it, it just costs more money :wink:
Di, I totally agree with you and that is really interesting about the forest

Did you know that for every tree cut down in the rain forest, 20some more are planted? Also:
Beware of people who tell you we have to buy "carbon credits" etc. they just want in our pockets. We clean up our messes in this country, let other countries clean up there own. This global warming is a scam...don't fall for it.
That is so true. You know, China cranks out a new nuclear power plant every month or so, they do so much pollution even if it did matter they don't care and we can't make an impact on what they are doing.
A little note on carbon credits, carbon credits is a stupid and great way for farmers to make extra money. If a farmer does energy saving things like strip tilling, or no till, they have the option to sell carbon credits from the carbon that they aren't producing. Then big giants like you electric company buy those credits so that they can pollute all the more. Just kind of funny

Regular people can get carbon credits by driving hybrids and living in energy efficient homes.
I personally just find all this stuff a nice way to get a good laugh :slapfloor: