Comments on: Agriculture and its Discontents: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By: george brisbane

george brisbane — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:36:08 +0000

Yep, Danny hit the nail on the head. Rice paddies are terrible for co2 emissions. Yet it doesnt seem to get much of a mention in the debates

By: Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:10:02 +0000

“…and a whopping 54% to slash-and-burn farming, often attributed to soybean and corn production.”

We see it for over a month every year…Indonesian slack & burn artists light up and the smoke darkens the skies in Singapore & Malaysia.

By: Justin East

Justin East — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:02:53 +0000

Large-scale, mechanized commodity food production has allowed us to feed a greater percentage of the world at the expense of the environment.

Now we need to get smarter & reverse negative environmental consequences without decreasing food production.

A fantastic economic opportunity for those that have the capital to participate.

A very informative post, Tristan. Thank you.

By: danny

danny — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:47:19 +0000

GHG & Methane production are the biggest issues that mankind is facing within the 100yrs. With a huge population explosion predicted many of the 3rd world will ramp up rice production. Rice paddies are one the biggest CO2 emitters known to man. We are in trouble!! http://www.eastcoastsustainability.com.au/

By: Food Miles, Fair Miles - Climate Matters @ Columbia

Food Miles, Fair Miles - Climate Matters @ Columbia — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:28:23 +0000

[...] for a small percentage — around 10% — of the carbon emissions of agriculture. As I’ve written before, agricultural emissions are also intimately tied to deforestation, cattle-raising, and industrial [...]

By: todd marsh

todd marsh — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:10:18 +0000

your treatise re methane danger presence due to cattle is laughable -methane is a natural product –co2 as well–pls note ca carbonate formations in pristine areas co2 is everpresent within earth and was being emitted long before humans emerged. As to cattle, we had more manure and flatuence present due to wandering herds as populus as fleas. Recently a 40,000 yr old baby mammoth was discovered totally intact in norther siberia(NGC) in an area then sub tropical—this 200 miles from north pole. so warming and later ice age was going on–also recent proof of 20,000 yr old glacier in hudson valley which was 5200feet deep from canada to new york harbor and gouged out huson valley and due warming became what we know as New York now

By: David B. Benson

David B. Benson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:54:49 +0000

Eat less meat, especially beef.