In a briefing paper the two Ministries prepared for the Finance and Expenditure Committee they say when referring to the threat of methane release from permafrost. “Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2 but has a much shorter … [Read more...]
More & More Questions over Methane's role in Atmosphere
While waiting to speak to Pastural Farming’s submission to the Finance & Expenditure Committee I listened to a submission by a scientist Rob Caithness on methane. He was submitting as a private individual. The basis of his submission is that … [Read more...]
Methane not 21 times more potent than CO2 after all
Quite a lot to report on with Dr Wilson Flood throwing a spanner in the works. He is a Doctor of Chemistry from the UK. I will report more on this later. A quick précis is that the premise that methane is a greenhouse gas 21 times more effective than … [Read more...]
Livestock emissions continue to track downwards
Livestock emissions continue to track downwards, according to the just released New Zealand’s greenhouse gas inventory update for 2009. I loathe giving these CO2equivalents any credibility as a unit by using them but that is how methane and nitrous … [Read more...]
Who is Dairy NZ working for really?
Landcare Research scientist joins Dairy NZ scientist in being unable to clarify their confused and contradictory positions. Scientists from both organisations maintain that methane from a steady source does not result in an increase in the … [Read more...]
Email campaign, John Key needs to be told.
John Key believes there is not much opposition by farmers to the ETS. He said this on the radio news after it was reported he got a roasting at the Federated Farmers conference. It is hard to believe he means this, and it is hard to believe any … [Read more...]
Methane is not the problem
Atmopsheric concentrations of methane are stable, (some years it falls, some years it increases) despite a doubling in global consumption of meat and dairy products over the last 30 years. This is why; Estimated sources and sinks of methane in Tg … [Read more...]
Animal Respiration & Global Warming
Two World Bank environmental advisors Robert Goddard and Jeff Anhang put out a report claiming eating meat was having far more of an impact on global warming than was officially recognised. They argue that instead of producing 18% of world emissions … [Read more...]
Jeanette Fitzsimons doesn't like what we are saying
Jeanette Fitzsimons asked this question in Parliament last week. It was heartening and it was to Dr Nick Smith, Minister of Climate Change Issues. Jeanette Fitzsimons: What plans does the Minister have to counter the misinformation repeatedly … [Read more...]
Save the planet from bimbos and celebrities
Environmental groups like Greenpeace and now PETA are using celebrities and bimbos to advance their causes. If you judge it on the fact that they get TV coverage then it works. Here I was thinking a sound argument, logic and factual evidence would do … [Read more...]