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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Defender on October 28, 2007, 11:21:43
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Just been watching Countryfile on the BBC. A report on how a cow can emit as much greenhouse gasses in a year as a 4x4.
Found the following on their website: (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/countryfile/)
Burping cows and sheep could be making as big a contribution to global warming as our love affair with cars and air travel, because of the amount of methane they produce. Farmed ruminants are thought to be responsible for a quarter of 'man-made' methane emissions worldwide and in the UK around 60% of methane comes from cows and sheep.
Changing what they eat is thought to be the key to reducing their methane output. This is the aim of a Defra-funded project that started last April. A few farmers across the country have started to harness methane from slurry and manure in anaerobic digesters, but with 90% of emissions coming from the animals themselves, the research project could be vital in creating solutions to reduce this greenhouse gas.
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Or keep cows in an airtight shed.
No smoking anyone :o
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So being a herbevor is bad.
Could use a cow as a lpg tank, mount on front bumper and connect to your v8's!
Then it can be classed as an animal drawn vehicle, yeay RUPPS are open again! :lol:
Oh and if you accidently squashed the odd rambler or 10, it would be there fault as cows are classed as dumb animals and cannot be blamed. :twisted:
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Coo, love that idea and my LPG system can be conversted to run on compressed natural gas, ie methane, at the click of a drop down menu.
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But plugging in the 'fuel cell' might not be too pleasant!
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But plugging in the 'fuel cell' might not be too pleasant!
Ooooooo, too much information, dude! :lol: :lol:
The good news is that the older, low compression V8s could be readily converted to exploit Cowgas!
Cheers
8)
Eeyore