{"id":6368,"date":"2009-05-24T10:32:41","date_gmt":"2009-05-24T10:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/05\/the-global-impact-of-burping-l.html"},"modified":"2009-05-24T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2009-05-24T10:32:41","slug":"the-global-impact-of-burping-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/05\/the-global-impact-of-burping-l.html","title":{"rendered":"The global impact of burping lambs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, greenies. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/environment\/article6350237.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&amp;attr=797084\">Here&#8217;s the situation, you have to switch from lambs to cows<\/a> (or chicken and pork), Even though they are smaller, they generate more CO2 than cows. Also, you have to give up Hot House tomatoes because they generate way too much CO2 And you have to give up your beer for soda. But the best news of the day is that you have to switch from chicken to chocolate.<br \/>\nThere is actually a governmental agency in England that calculates the carbon footprints of the food the British consume. Tax payer money well spent. Maybe there are people who will actually change their lifestyle because they believe their actions can impact the climate (those with narcissistic disorder perhaps?) but I doubt very many are going to switch foods just because they&#8217;re afraid of the sea levels raising an inch or two.<br \/>\nIf people who said they cared about global warming actually cared, they would be pushing for nuclear energy and wouldn&#8217;t be flying private planes all over the world.<br \/>\nSo, how about it, greenies? You ready to give up your beer for the planet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, greenies. Here&#8217;s the situation, you have to switch from lambs to cows (or chicken and pork), Even though they are smaller, they generate more CO2 than cows. Also, you have to give up Hot House tomatoes because they generate way too much CO2 And you have to give up your beer for soda. 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