New Zealand has a problem, a big problem.
The 45 million sheep and 10 million cattle in New Zealand burped and farted about 90 percent of that country’s methane emissions, according to government figures.
First off, you have to be impressed that there is some government agency that keeps burp and fart figures.
What are you going to do about it New Zealand?
The first thing you need to do is raise awareness. You can’t solve anything without first, raising awareness, educate people about the problem. There are several ways to do this. You are going to have to get celebrities involved, you are going to have to get Al Gore involved. You are going to have to put on a high profile event. Something that makes people aware of the dangers of cow/sheep burps and farts but, at the same time, something that is interactive and fun.
Something like “The Concert to Raise Awareness About Farts”. That’s a little cumbersome, you need it to be shorter, more direct…”Fart Aid”, that’s good. That works, “Fart Aid”.
No No No No No No No!
New Zealand isn’t screwing around here, they need to solve the problem.
But Phil Goff, New Zealand’s trade minister, told an Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris yesterday that a solution was in sight.
“Our agricultural research organisation just last week was able to map the genome … that causes methane in ruminant animals and we believe we can vaccinate against” flatulent emissions, Mr Goff said.
No carbon offsets, no slide shows, no rock concerts; a vaccination for flatulent emissions.
Brilliant. Stop climate change and have a burger. Good going New Zealand. We salute you.
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Pat Darnell and Flatulents wrote,
One time Jack, Sr. said to me “That stuff is poison,” as he pointed to my glass of milk. “Especially cheese!”
I believe him.
Hey, I heard or read somewhere, one New York type sirloin steak, I guess a pound weight, medium rare, requires some 20,000 litres of fresh water to set before me at a restaurant table… no?
Pat Darnell and Flatulents’s last blog post..A Ticket, and P J for Obama, a mamma, and a tasket too…
Link | June 5th, 2008 at 11:56 pm