Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, You're not thinking of the dogs' collective national flatulence. Cow flatulence in our food production industry gets some blame but -- UNTIL NOW -- the dogs have been left off the hook. Not all of it gets stuck in the curtains and couch cushions. Vince On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:30 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > Right. > I also googled after I posted > and found only the claim > without any substantiation, facts or science > (perhaps the book provides them). > > I have a hard time imagining that > producing and moving dog food for ten years > takes more energy than > producing and moving steel, plastic, leather, paint, rubber, oil, gasoline, > antifreeze, brake and other fluids for ten years; > not to mention the carbon cost of recycling the SUV vs. DOG. > > One of my dogs ate mostly left overs from our kitchen table. > > I'll remain skeptical without running out to buy their book. > > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On May 4, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > > I guess the Vales want you to buy their book to find out. >> >> >> http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/10/23/Book-Dog-SUV-have-same-carbon-footprint/UPI-30131256332111/ >> >> I'll bet their models are just like any models: the results are only as >> good as the assumptions that went into them. >> >> -rei >> >> >> >> On 05/04/2010 10:46 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: >> >>> find this very hard to believe. >>> >>> what methodology was used to arrive at this conclusion? >>> was the total life from conception to disposal and feeding measured for >>> 40 lb dog and SUV? >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> On May 4, 2010, at 9:41 AM, simon jessurun wrote: >>> >>> recently learned that having a pet like a medium sized dog has a >>>> larger carbon footprint then a SUV >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >