Bison to save the planet

[glasshouse]

 

[teslacoils]

Tasty.

 

[glasshouse]

So if bison can store carbon why cant cows?

 

[M-J-G]

I'm impressed by the Guardian this one time

 

[S.Jamieson]

Sooo close to making the connection.

 

[Jrp221]

And then they breed and there’s too many so you kill some and eat them. Now there’s and idea.…..

 

[yellowbelly]

And then they breed and there’s too many so you kill some and eat them. Now there’s and idea.…..

What a great idea... you can't help think they're trying to reinvent the wheel...

 

[tepapa]

Sooo close to making the connection.

4 legs, 2 eyes, 2 ears, similar size, same rumen nope I can't think of any similar animals that fit that description unless they're thinking of bringing back wooly mammoths .

 

[Dave6170]

Jesus! They even have a sub menu ‘climate crisis’!

 

[S.Jamieson]

Someone better write a decent letter in.

 

[texelburger]

Have they only just realised the importance of grass and livestock grazing to the planet !

 

[DaveGrohl]

I'm impressed by the Guardian this one time

They do occasionally let one slip through the editorial net. The editors don’t appear to see how contradictory the various stories are though sadly. No one there seems to say hang on, if this is true then surely the majority of what we publish is then rubbish?

 

[glasshouse]

Can someone link the article pls?

 

[SilliamWhale]

So if bison can store carbon why cant cows?

They can. But we use fossil fuels to produce the carbon that cows produce generally (which then gives us more cows).

But this whole argument is still flim flam really.

Cows or Bison will not negate fossil fuel emissions. Fossil fuel emissions are responsible for their own carbon emission profile. Everything else is just calculator playing.

Luckily for me I think the whole climate change thing is not going to turn out the way the hysterics claim but I think if we can find a cheaper alternative to fossil fuels that would be grand

 

[stroller]

It says the bison have evolved for millions of years with the forest and grassland, so they're obviously different to cows, and you will also have to rewild your farm then get some bison in, therefore cows and farms are still planet destroyers.

Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of 43,000 cars, researchers say

Free-roaming animals reintroduced in Romania’s Țarcu mountains are stimulating plant growth and securing carbon stored in the soil while grazing

www.theguardian.com

 

[som farmer]

had a bad thought about CO2 production.

brewing, and distillation of alcohol, gives off a lot of CO2...........................................

 

[glasshouse]

They can. But we use fossil fuels to produce the carbon that cows produce generally (which then gives us more cows).

But this whole argument is still flim flam really.

Cows or Bison will not negate fossil fuel emissions. Fossil fuel emissions are responsible for their own carbon emission profile. Everything else is just calculator playing.

Luckily for me I think the whole climate change thing is not going to turn out the way the hysterics claim but I think if we can find a cheaper alternative to fossil fuels that would be grand

Hill cows do not use fossil fuel
Majority of suckler cows in britsin eill be the same
Same with most sheep

 

[simgirl]

This will encourage the right to roam

 

[Guleesh]

had a bad thought about CO2 production.

brewing, and distillation of alcohol, gives off a lot of CO2...........................................

Don't worry, the brewers have offset that carbon by planting trees.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

So if bison can store carbon why cant cows?

People won't eat the bison.

"Saving the planet" = depopulation