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Compared to the Methane Gases, Carbon Dioxide gases can be considered greater contributer of Global Warming.

 

And guess which species emit the most Carbon Dioxides into the air? Yup, Human beings which has reach the total of 6 billion people. And they are worried about cows.

 

At least methane gases can be harvested as cheap fuel. Carbon Dioxide cannot be used in such way.

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Hi,

 

http://www.tierramerica.net/2000/1126/acent.html

 

wonder how true this is...

 

This article against the cow was written by an ips correspondet, Mario Osava:

http://www.ips.org/about/editorial/latam_correspondents.shtml

which is basically the promotion agency of global Argentina Steakhouse,

http://www.theargentinasteakhouse.com/

 

Methane produced by cows is of a different chemical structure and causes fertility whereas industry generated Methane is difficult to break down and almost not bio-degradable.

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Compared to the Methane Gases, Carbon Dioxide gases can be considered greater contributer of Global Warming.

 

 

actually, methane -as a species - is much worse than carbon dioxide:

 

<TABLE class=dat><TBODY><TR class=head1><TD vAlign=bottom colSpan=9>Annual GWP-Weighted Emissions

(Million Metric Tons Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom colSpan=3>1990 </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom colSpan=3>2001 </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom colSpan=3>2002 </TD></TR><TR><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=36>1996 </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=45>2001 </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=42>1996 GWP </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=40>2001 GWP </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=55>Percent Change </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=42>1996 GWP </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=42>2001 GWP </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=55>Percent Change </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=42>1996 GWP </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=42>2001 GWP </TD><TD class=head1 vAlign=bottom width=59>Percent Change </TD></TR><TR class=stub_color1><TD vAlign=bottom width=134>Carbon Dioxide </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=36>1 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=45>1 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>5,006 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=40>5,006 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=55>0.0 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>5,748 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>5,748 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=55>0.0 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>5,796 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>5,796 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=59>0.0

</TD></TR><TR class=stub_color2><TD vAlign=bottom width=134>Methane </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=36>21 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=45>23 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>657 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=40>719 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=55>9.5 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>575 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>630 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=55>10.0 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>560 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>613 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=59>9.5 </TD></TR><TR class=stub_color1><TD vAlign=bottom width=134>Nitrous Oxide </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=36>310 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=45>296 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>350 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=40>334 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=55>-4.5 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>353 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>337 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=55>-5.0 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>349 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>333 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=59>-4.5 </TD></TR><TR class=stub_color2><TD vAlign=bottom width=134>HFCs, PFCs, and SF<SUB>6</SUB> </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=36>M </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=45>M </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>101 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=40>97 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=55>-4.1 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>110 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>114 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=55>3.1 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>117 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=42>121 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color2 vAlign=bottom width=59>3.4 </TD></TR><TR class=stub_color1><TD vAlign=bottom width=134>Total </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=36>— </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=45>— </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>6,113 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=40>6,156 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=55>0.7 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>6,787 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>6,829 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=55>0.6 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>6,820 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=42>6,862 </TD><TD class=tblrow_color1 vAlign=bottom width=59>0.6

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Carbon dioxide equivalent: (CO<SUB>2e or CO2 eq.) is a unit of measure used to allow the addition of or the comparison between different gases that have global warming potentials (GWPs).

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