U.N. Says Global Warming is B.S.

NEW YORK, NY -- According to a new report from the United Nations, cows and other livestock are the primary contributors to global warming and other environmental problems.

"Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today’s most serious environmental problems,” senior UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) official Henning Steinfeld said. “Urgent action is required to remedy the situation."

The Cattlemen's Beef Board and National Cattlemen's Beef Association responded to the report saying... "BEEF... It's What's For Dinner!"

According to the report, livestock production accounts for just 9 per cent of CO2 deriving from human-related activities, but produces a much larger share of even more harmful greenhouse gases. It generates 65 per cent of the nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of CO2. Most of this comes from manure (i.e., cow flops, buffalo chips, meadow muffins, or... B.S.)

And it accounts for 37 per cent of all methane (23 times as warming as CO2), which is largely produced by the digestive system of ruminants (that is, flatulence, "wind", passing gas, or... bull farts).

It also produces 64 per cent of ammonia, which contributes significantly to acid rain. The report says grazing further contributes to deforestation, erosion, and desertification. Apparently the run-off from cattle ranches also contributes to water pollution.

BAD COWS... BAD, BAD COWS!

A full copy of the report entitled "Livestock’s Long Shadow" can be found HERE. The U.N. denies the claims of some critics that the report was compiled largely by a group of self-serving vegetarians.