Modern politics sure is entertaining sometimes, especially when one politically correct cause threatens another one as in Norway where that country's moose population is being blamed for contributing to global warming:
The poor old Scandinavian moose is now being blamed for climate change, with researchers in Norway claiming that a grown moose can produce 2,100 kilos of methane a year -- equivalent to the CO2 output resulting from a 13,000 kilometer car journey.
Norway is concerned that its national animal, the moose, is harming the climate by emitting an estimated 2,100 kilos of carbon dioxide a year through its belching and farting.
Norwegian newspapers, citing research from Norway's technical university, said a motorist would have to drive 13,000 kilometers in a car to emit as much CO2 as a moose does in a year.
Much like cows, bacteria in a moose's stomach create methane gas which is considered even more destructive to the environment than carbon gas. Cows pose the same problem.
Still, I don't see too much of a conflict emerging between PETA types and Al Gore followers since solving the "moose problem" doesn't involve restrictive government regulations and expensive government programs they can profit from.
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Matt, Manbearpig is not
August 22, 2007 - 01:24 ET by BlondeMatt,
Manbearpig is not going to like this. At all.
A moose creates more CO2 than a combustion engine? Heresy!
Great find, and the pic is lovely, too.
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What's funny
August 22, 2007 - 01:38 ET by Matthew Sheffieldis that with so many natural things like moose burps, cow flatulence, volcanoes, etc. supposedly causing global warming, it's a wonder we aren't at 250 degrees by now given how old the earth is.
That's assuming, of course, that Algore and his followers are correct, which they are not.
So let me get this
August 22, 2007 - 01:38 ET by MrSnugglesSo let me get this straight, its only recently that moose and cows produce methane? Because I am pretty darn sure these moose and animals like them have existed for hundreds of thousands of years. why wasnt there a serious global threat to end all life back then?
This is more proof that this whole thing is a big farce.
Great minds, Snuggles...
August 22, 2007 - 01:39 ET by Matthew SheffieldOr evil ones if you ask an Algorist.
I have the solution to AGW
August 22, 2007 - 01:40 ET by jay_1975Since it is evident that all animals create "greenhouse gases" (trying not to vomit) by doing anything that requires gas to be expelled from the bodies (i.e. breathing), the solution is evident: We must kill every living creature on the planet. Problem solved, wake me when the threat is over.
Well, more scrooge work for the libs.
August 22, 2007 - 01:45 ET by SportPoliticsBesides so many of them wanting the surface human population reduced to 1/6th or 1/8th it's present number, they finally have a reason to slay 2/3rds of the animals as well.
I have to admit though, the libs demand for a very light vegetarian diet for all humans, hopefully government sanctioned by law very soon they wish, is actually a way they could reduce emissions, I think.
So let's see, slaughter 85% of humans, kill off 2/3rds of the mammal population on earth, destroy all gas burning vehicles, wear a cotton only sweater all winter long (for those still alive), make all drugs legal and outlaw most pharmaceuticals(that helps reduce surface population), promote mostly string instruments or horns or drums( no leather) to save electric amperage, and outlaw the sale of incandescent bulbs, forcing only supersaver replacements. Triple or quadruple or more abortions to keep humans tamped down to a sustainable number. And last butt not least, make "over the excrement scale" output for one week/month/year against the law, punishable by fine and imprisonment, where a light vegetarian diet will be administered.
Those libs are scary.
If you've ever sat downwind
August 22, 2007 - 07:46 ET by Ruths husband BenIf you've ever sat downwind of a vegan you know that a moose has nothing on a human when it comes to generating "greenhouse gases."
Meat eaters can save the world! We eat mooses (miice?) and cows and such. I think I will do my part this evening with a nice steak.
Moosesteak, Alaska. I
August 22, 2007 - 07:49 ET by Jack BauerMoosesteak, Alaska.
I don't know if such a town exists, but it should as it has a nice ring to it.
On Norway, AK, and moose
August 22, 2007 - 01:47 ET by UnsaneIf Norway is having this issue, what of AK? As any driver in that state can tell you, the moose are all over the place!
AND, AK produces OIL! (But then, so does Norway...)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Darn it jay!! You beat me
August 22, 2007 - 01:52 ET by Prez RudyDarn it jay!! You beat me to it...I was going to suggest they begin implementing moose abortion clinics as soon as possible...yeah...that oughta do it..
Is that a ...
August 22, 2007 - 01:55 ET by wiwfIs that a ... pigbearman?
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage
morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested,
exiled, or hanged." -Abraham Lincoln
Sorry Rudy
August 22, 2007 - 01:55 ET by jay_1975Only if they are partial birth abortion clinics. Liberals swear those are humane and safe. It's a win win situation.
Where to get training for moose abortions?
August 22, 2007 - 01:58 ET by Matthew SheffieldWhy from the cougar cubs who learned how to perform abortions in the "South Park" episode "Woodland Critter Christmas!"
Imagine how much pollution a
August 22, 2007 - 02:10 ET by Ryeguy5049Imagine how much pollution a Brontosaurus emitted in its day. A Brontosaurus weighed 70,000 lbs. A moose weighs 1500 lbs. Man I bet the Dinosaurs died from AGW. Dang I solved one of the greatest mysteries of all time!!!
That reminds me of one of
August 22, 2007 - 08:02 ET by USA4freedomThat reminds me of one of the things I like to do when
eating with my wife’s brothers and their kids. I tell them of my dinosaur theory.
I tell them to look up what the Brontosaurus were eating and if the pictures look like asparagus. So if the dinosaur’s were eating asparagus and they are
not here,..well.. I’m not taking a chance. It’s about that time when my wife is
kicking the hell out of me under he table.
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
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Beano for Moose
August 22, 2007 - 05:29 ET by nkviking75Let's put out troughs of Beano for the moose to find. That'll fix it!
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Bullwinkle
August 22, 2007 - 06:05 ET by P.J. GladnickShame on you, Bullwinkle, for destroying our ozone layer!
Don't forget that damn flying squirrel
August 22, 2007 - 06:30 ET by ThisnThatI've always suspected that Boris and Natasha were on the right side of humanity because they were always trying to kill that stupid moose and evil squirrel. Now I've been vindicated in my beliefs. We could have saved the world decades ago if they were only successful. That squirrel has probably, single-handedly, increased the size of the ozone hole by a factor of 10 with all of his carbon-producing flying stunt antics. I say kill them, and kill them now. Enough is enough.
Save the planet. Eat squirrels.
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What are they going to do
August 22, 2007 - 06:41 ET by lnthompWhat are they going to do when they start to realize that, like pretty much all animals, polar bears and baby seals also emit methane gas?
Lee T.
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The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
I’m sooooo confused
August 22, 2007 - 07:35 ET by USA4freedomI’m sooooo confused now.
Ok the planet is warming which will kill the cute polar bears.
But the moose who live in the cold north is causing it..
Do polar bears eat moose? If so I think I under stand what
is going on.. it’s.. it’s..
BUSH’S FALULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Polar bears
August 22, 2007 - 07:54 ET by sarcasmoNo-doubt belch & fart too, whether they eat moose or anything else. Therefore, it's partly their fault, too.
JMR
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Concerning Cows
August 22, 2007 - 07:30 ET by BeanManAlthough I've never considered Moose as a staple of my diet (There are no Moose in Maryland), I've often wondered why PETA is so upset about people eating cows.
I figure that if the Lord didn't want us to eat cows, why did he make them out of steak?
Since government is coercion, politics is largely the exercise of deception regarding the intended use of coercion - George Orwell
That was good beanman, I
August 22, 2007 - 07:36 ET by USA4freedomThat was good beanman,
I spit coffee across my desk!!!
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
USA -- ever had roast Polar
August 22, 2007 - 07:59 ET by Jack BauerUSA -- ever had roast Polar Bear. Just wondering what it's like?
Very gamey I imagine.
I have eaten black bear. In
August 22, 2007 - 08:39 ET by USA4freedomI have eaten black bear. In my younger days I use to hunt
the Dismal Swamp in VA.
I also use to hunt the area around Corolla NC for wild bore
(its now a very posh resort area.) But there are still wild bore back in the
swamp away from the fancy new homes on the waterfront. That’s scary hunting,
they are really bad ass animals.
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
I know you are all thinking
August 22, 2007 - 07:45 ET by Roger the ShrubberI know you are all thinking the same thing as I:
Rosie is Norwegian?
Yaaaa.. Thes
August 22, 2007 - 07:51 ET by USA4freedomYaaaa..
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And still the snappy
August 22, 2007 - 07:52 ET by USA4freedomAnd still the snappy dresser..
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
No! No! PLEASE NO!!!
August 22, 2007 - 08:11 ET by HelenSI'm Norwegian. Please don't make Rosie Norwegian!
And I apologize for the socialism-induced synaptic decay of the Norwegians. They mean well, (I think) but if my father was still alive, he'd be so disgusted with what they've become!
He was of the same generation that saved the world, literally, by destroying the heavy water plant in Telemark - they were the Heroes of Telemark. That was an amazing generation, in most countries. What we have left is just a memory of their greatness.
...sigh. Sorry for the detour. Carry on.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Sorry I just don’t know
August 22, 2007 - 08:24 ET by USA4freedomSorry I just don’t know if she is even from this planet..
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
I think nothing screams
August 22, 2007 - 09:03 ET by Roger the ShrubberI think nothing screams "Norwegian" like a last name like "O'Donnell"....
I re-post a Shrub Report® entry from July, detailing the glory of Norwegian socialism.
Too funny!
August 22, 2007 - 09:14 ET by HelenSThat is so good.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Norwegian folk eat whale ,they do not consider it cannibalism!
August 22, 2007 - 17:31 ET by upcountrywaterThey also deliver their beer ( 2,500 GALLONS) in tanker trucks to the bars, beer taps are available on some piers, lets go fishing (harpooning) soon.
Think baby moose tenderloins , problem solved.
Entitlement over infrastructure every SINGLE time.
So, riddle me this:
August 22, 2007 - 08:00 ET by HelenSThe middle of the 19th century was pretty cold, yes? So how could that be if the eye-witness accounts of the first brave souls to cross this great continent are to be believed?
Did we not learn as little minds full of mush that there were vast herds of millions of buffalo roaming those plains? And if there were such great herds, wouldn't they have warmed up the climate by their ... bodily functions?
And wasn't it after those herds were decimated to the point of endangering the entire species that the climate started to warm up?
Just askin'
Of course, maybe vast herds of bovine or other animals alone have a negligable effect on the climate. Toss in an SUV or two and BOOM! there goes global warming. DAMMIT!
I'm so confused!
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Some times its just good
August 22, 2007 - 08:17 ET by USA4freedomSome times its just good for the soul and a great laugh to
read the things posted here.
I come here and read: about: Moose & Squirrel.
Cows made of steaks.
New pictures of Rosie.
Buffalo farts (many)
Bullwinkle, destroying our ozone
moose abortion clinics
Moosesteak, Alaska
Manbearpig
Yep, it’s going to be a good day!
Have a great day, every one.
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
So where does that leave
August 22, 2007 - 08:19 ET by Airforce_5_OSo where does that leave Canada? The largest producer of Moose farts in the world?
Someone stop the merry-go-round, I want to get off.
The only thing you should feel when shooting insurgents is the rifle recoil.
Airforce, Love your
August 22, 2007 - 08:28 ET by USA4freedomAirforce,
Love your bottom line.
I remember when a news person was asking an American sniper
if he felt anything when he shot someone. He said: Yes mam, recoil..
I loved it!
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
May we now look forward to
August 22, 2007 - 10:42 ET by bassndudeMay we now look forward to exported Scandinavian moose steaks, roasts and burgers? One way to cut down on the methane, is to eat those critters. Moose meat aint half bad, ya know.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
The bigger problem
August 22, 2007 - 11:08 ET by Reality CheckI think this story illustrates just how dangerous global warming hysteria has become.
Moose farts happen. Worrying about them isn't going to help anything.
It is not a matter of if this planet will become uninhabitable, it's a matter of when. If we find out tomorrow that the Earth is slipping out of orbit, all the moose farts in the world won't save us. Why the Earth eventually becomes uninhabitable, and whose fault it is (the moose? the SUV manufacturers? Halliburton?), is irrelevant.
Maybe instead of spending money on compliance with arbitrary regulations, we should spend our money on finding a way off this rock.
Just a thought.
Reality Check
Norway has a great sense of
August 22, 2007 - 14:41 ET by onelove84Norway has a great sense of humour about these things....great article though. Now what AG??