Comments on: ‘Tofu free Tuesday’ makes more sense than ‘Meat free Monday’

By: Maurice J

Maurice J — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:20:48 +0000

It does not matter if you like it, hate it, believe it or deny it, ATMOSPHERIC CO2 (Plant Food) is the GIVER OF ALL LIFE ON EARTH. (Anybody who denies this FACT needs to study the CARBON CYCLE)
The word “ORGANIC” means “CONTAINS CARBON” as every living thing on this Planet does (Human Animal Plant & Fish) and they all got their CARBON (in the Human case 20% of all Humans is CARBON) originally from the atmosphere in the form of Atmospheric CO2 (Plant Food). Like it Hate it Believe it Deny it ALL LIFE FORMS ON EARTH ARE CARBON BASED PERIOD.
And Earth’s atmosphere is currently CO2 impoverished, at less than 400ppmv, all living things would benefit with more of it not less.
To apply the term “GREENHOUSE” to Earth’s Atmosphere is SCIENTIFIC STUPIDITY, Earth’s Atmosphere does not work like a GREENHOUSE. A Greenhouse or Glasshouse is a building that comercial growers grow among other things tomatoes in and most of them PUMP IN MORE CO2 to enhance growth, and they do not mess around, they DOUBLE or TREBLE the CO2 volume, like it hate it believe it deny it….IT IS A FACT.
And it does not matter if the Atmospheric CO2 is Man Made or Natural (most of it is NATURAL) it is still the same molecule 1 atom CARBON 2 atoms OXYGEN…..PLANT FOOD.
By the way without the warming effect of CO2 & WATER VAPOUR Earth’s average temperature would be VERY MUCH COLDER, but CO2 is already doing MOST of it’s warming ability, the FIRST 20ppmv, so the fact that we are nearly at 400ppmv adding more will have an UNMEASURABLE effect on Earth’s average temperature but a BIG POSITIVE EFFECT for all life on Earth.

By: Lukerya

Lukerya — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:54:46 +0000

Well, actually, it is the other way around. City dwellers have minimal impact, compared to the farmers. In fact, the single most harmful for natural habitats human activity is agriculture, it is orders of magnitude worse that all fossil fuel burning and industry. Even in CO2 production – losses of CO2 from the soil under over human history agriculture are twice that of all other activities. And yes, I am talking about organic farming, which is about 8-10 times worse than conventional without any proven health benefits. Guess what destroyed Ester island and Sahara area.

By: John D. Nier

John D. Nier — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:45:10 +0000

Tomorrow night it will be Beef – it’s what’s for dinner!

By: Henry chance

Henry chance — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:26:07 +0000

I purchased a farm out of high school. In years running it using organic methods, we relied on cow manoo for fertilizer. If we want to avoid petro, the best and primary fertilizer around is animal waste. Organic farms depend on animal waste in massive quantities.
Most of the off balance issues regarding the environment are coming from city dwellers that do not understand the biological cycle of life.
City dwellers and their imaginations will not feed the planet. They want to set rules and those do not work.