Moose blamed for global warming
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070822...enorwayclimate

A grown moose belches out methane gas equivalent to 2,100 kilograms (4,630 pounds) of carbon dioxide a year, contributing to global warming, Norwegian researchers said Wednesday.

That is more than twice the amount of CO2 emitted on a round-trip flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Oslo to the Chilean capital Santiago, according to Scandinavian Airlines.

"An adult moose emits about 100 kilograms of methane gas a year. But methane gas is much stronger than carbon dioxide, so to get the equivalent you have to multiply by 21," professor Odd Harstad at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences told AFP.

With an estimated 140,000 moose roaming Norway's forests, that is a total of of 294,000,000 kilograms of CO2 per year.

But Harstad said that was no reason to begin killing off the entire moose population.

"Moose have very important functions in nature. They are ruminants that eat the grass. If we don't have ruminants, we have too much grass and that changes the landscape and has consequences for the flora and fauna," he said.

Harstad said the figure of 100 kilograms of methane gas was a rough estimate based on earlier calculations for beef cows in Norway.

As is the case with cows and other ruminants, methane is produced from the microbes in the moose's stomach which help break down the roughage they eat.

Because methane gas is stronger than carbon dioxide, it is considered even more harmful to the environment. Both methane and carbon dioxide are so-called greenhouses gases, one of the main causes of global warming.

Raph's Girl note: Darn you Bullwinkle!!! *shakes her fists* Darn you all to heck!! Seriously tho...I knew that cows burped methane but Moose?! And apperantly all ruminants do this??? So we can blame cattle, goats, sheep, alpacas, llamas, giraffes, bison, buffalo, deer, wildebeest, antelope, moose, pigs, hippos, wild boars....

I don't know why, but the thread title made me lol.

that is the lamest thing ever. we all fart!!!! i dont care what species you are, you fart. especially if you are a vegetarian....

all the dairy cows over here in my area produce a alot of fart power but jeez, they arent blamed for this fictional global warming crap.

It was the moose all along!

We never saw it coming!

*cut to shot of moose with shifty eyes and dramatic music*

It's not farting... it's burping. Cows and other ungulates produce methane when they burp. I actually learned this in school years ago and often joked that the cows were polluting the atmosphere. Heck there's a real estate commercial here where this couple is thinking of moving to a cow farm but change their mind cuz "Methane? Nah..."

Never thought scientists would actually blame cows or any other animal for that matter. Nutty Norwegiens blaming Moose of all things.

I always blame the mooses when I do something bad.

You know, if the plural for goose is geese, why isn't the plural for moose meese?

I am not kidding you, I was thinking the same thing as I typed that.

I knew it, Bullwinkle always had a shady look in his eye. I should've killed him when I had the chance.

They produce methane period. Cattle fart and burp, it's all the same it's methane. I smell it all the freakin time here. It's not in my dirt but it's in the dirt all around me. Go about 1 mile away, you'll see hundreds of dairies squished into this tiny area...it's rediculous.
When they take a dump, there's more methane gas released, they burp there's more....they fart, and even more so! They're ruminants, their digestive system's designed is such a gassy way....bleah...they ferment, producing lots of smelly gas.

Actually [geek mode] Artiodactyls are even toed ruminants who do the cud chewed and burping and farting. Ungulates are all hoofed mammals, split that into Artios and Perrisodactyls<-single hoofed mammals like equine, tapirs, rhinos, and if there's anoy others I can't think of them. BUt I think these are the only Perrisodactyla.[/geek mode]

So in short, it's pretty much every living creature on Earth's fault that we have problems like global warming. Go figure. :|

Apokalupsis eschaton!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/BJKROW/jinks.jpg

Because "meese" is the plural for "mouse," of course.

I hate meeses to pieces.

Every time I heard Jinks say that, I was always in the mood for a Reese's sundae from Friendly's. :ohwell:

I actually had a discussion with Bullwinkle about this... and this is what he said.

-http://www2.giganet.net/~mark/NetBSD...bullwinkle.gif

"Shucks and Cobbins! Don't blame me for this. I take GasX on a regular basis."

Of course, I think this guy has bursted out a few in his time...

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/sunyday...howgraphic.jpg

I think global warming has a lot to do with methane being naturally
released from the ocean bed floor via deep sea volcanoes/mouths.
You never hear much about that theory! Any takers?

So is this the latest excuse to refuse to ratify the Kyoto Protocol?

AS of this moment, I am blaming Barkworm for global warming.

It's a lot like that time he broke my brain.

One day I'll be the cause of your death, I can clearly see that now.

You are trying your damndest!

No, I think they (the goverments) should be pro-active with Kyoto.
Every bit helps considering there are so many variables.