On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:37:45 -0000, AZ Nomad
wrote:
>On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:19:01 GMT, Tommy wrote:
>>I liked an article in the papers over the weekend - 4 people walking quickly
>>(a bit breathless) emit more CO2 than a large 4*4 over a mile
>
>>I smiled and before anyone points out than YES the 4*4 will probably travel
>>further than the 4 people - funny though - tax on breathing (and farting -
>>methane) next?
>
>Unless your 4 people live on gasoline or some other fossil fuel, they don't
>emit any CO2 at all. Food comes from plants, or from animals from plants,
>which pull their carbon from the AIR. There is no carbon added to the
>environment.
>
>This is really basic stuff.
But indirectly they do. Very few foodstuffs available in the west are
produced without the use of artificial or imported fertilisers or oil
for farm machines or transport to the shop and then home again.
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