http://civileats.com/2008/12/05/ny-times-to-lower-carbon-emissions-eat-less-meat/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 05:40:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://civileats.com/2008/12/05/ny-times-to-lower-carbon-emissions-eat-less-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Rebecca T. of HonestMeat Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:37:43 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=690#comment-598 This topic deserves a lot more attention and in-depth analysis. Conventional farming practices emit a lot of emissions too, from the petroleum-based emissions for the tractor work to the loss of soil carbon from frequent tillage and short cropping cycles without fallow periods. As for animal agriculture, the story is not so simple. Yes, livestock fart and release methane, a greenhouse gas, but if they are primarily range or pasture-based instead of grain-stuffed in a feedlot, they emit less methane. Also, the use of rotational grazing methods that restore grasslands help to dramatically increase the amount of carbon sequestered in the soil. Read more about these topics at my blog, www.honestmeat.com This topic deserves a lot more attention and in-depth analysis. Conventional farming practices emit a lot of emissions too, from the petroleum-based emissions for the tractor work to the loss of soil carbon from frequent tillage and short cropping cycles without fallow periods. As for animal agriculture, the story is not so simple. Yes, livestock fart and release methane, a greenhouse gas, but if they are primarily range or pasture-based instead of grain-stuffed in a feedlot, they emit less methane. Also, the use of rotational grazing methods that restore grasslands help to dramatically increase the amount of carbon sequestered in the soil. Read more about these topics at my blog, http://www.honestmeat.com

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