Climate Action Now!

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woof!

this is getting rediculous

it's like animal farm up in this ma.

I read somewhere that cow flatulence makes up a significant percentage of the methane released into the atmosphere.

i like it
hahahaha

the dog... it's so cute!

It ain't flatulence goldfoot, it's burping.

Cow burps.

it must be from the multiple stomachs.

right you are loki.

"Cows can only digest some foods after a fermentation process, called rumination. During this process, bacteria in the cow's stomach produces methane gas. In fact, in ordinary cows, 2-12% of the energy from food is used to produce methane. And while the digestive difficulties of one burping cow may not seem like a big deal, the cumulative effects of 1.3 billion cattle producing over 100 million tons of methane annualy can have a significant effect on the world's balance of greenhouse gases."

the sound a hedgehog makes

^^scuffle scuffle^^

So . . . Iemma's "keen on going green" . . .

"NSW Premier Morris Iemma wants the state to double its production of renewable energy over the next five years, and has announced mandatory renewable energy targets for the state's electricity companies.

The premier today revealed plans for a $220 million wind farm as part of his Government's moves to tackle the issue of greenhouse gas emissions.

He also repeated his call for the Federal Government to establish a national action plan to address climate change.

Mr Iemma said the Federal Government should be condemned for failing to create a national carbon-trading scheme and for not organising a national climate change summit.

"Greenhouse gas emissions don't stop at state boundaries," Mr Iemma told a Sydney business conference on climate change today.

"State action is needed and we'll take it, but what's required is a national action plan, starting by calling the nation together."

Renewable energy makes up six per cent of total energy used in NSW.

Under the mandatory targets announced by Mr Iemma, that figure will rise to 10 per cent by 2010 and 15 per cent by 2020.

The Government's overall goals include a reduction of 115 million tonnes of greenhouse gasses by returning to year 2000 emission levels by 2025 – a 60 per cent drop.

Electricity retailers will be required to buy certificates from renewable energy producers to prove they meet the targets.

Mr Iemma described it as the "first step" in the state's plan to address climate change.

But he warned that people's electricity bills would increase, since renewable energy was more expensive to provide than dirtier fuels.

Bills are expected to rise by $52 per year by 2020, but people will only have to pay an extra $10 for their renewable energy by 2030.

Mr Iemma said a wind farm comprising 63 turbines and costing $220 million will be built south of Tarago in the state's Southern Highlands.

It will provide power to 52,000 homes and eliminate 300,000 tonnes of greenhouse gasses per year.

Mr Iemma also chided the Federal Government for its handling of an emergency water summit on Tuesday, which he attended at the behest of Prime Minister John Howard.

A permanent water trading agreement was struck between NSW, Victoria and South Australia from January 1 – a move which is expected to see better distribution of water in the Murray-Darling system.

An additional $210 million to help businesses affected by the drought, also announced at Tuesday's meeting, took the Federal Government's total drought spending to $2.3 billion.

But Mr Iemma said today that while he welcomed the Howard government's efforts, a regional approach on specific issues was not enough.

Being the world's largest island with a large arid interior and small river system made Australia one of the most "exposed" countries to climate change, he said.

"You don't play chicken with global warming when you live in a place like that," Mr Iemma said."

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moooooo!!

this is halfway to being the best thread ever.

moooooo???