An Adelaide-based entrepreneur has hit upon a novel method of fighting global warming: he intends to exterminate Australia's vast population of feral camels by means of gunfire from helicopters and jeeps, so preventing the beasts from unleashing a deadly planet-wrecking miasma of greenhouse gas from their rumbling guts.
(full article) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/08/farting_carbon_camels/
The idea is that the War On Dromedaries would be paid for – and indeed, turn a profit – by selling government carbon credits issued on the basis that a dead camel cannot be emitting methane by means of belch or trouser cough. Methane is a vastly more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, so the elimination of even quite small sources of it can equate to a substantial carbon-emissions reduction.
In fact, according to the calculations of Tim Moore – managing director of Oz firm Northwest Carbon – the campaign against the camels would yield substantial results indeed. He calculates that each of the feral dromedaries roaming Australia's mostly desolate interior belches or farts out no less than 45kg of methane each year, equating to a thumping tonne of CO2. On average, each camel assassination will prevent the equivalent of 15 tonnes of carbon emissions.
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I think the same ammount of humans fart more greenhouse gases than those camels...
..as the saying goes.... "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity... "
What???? hahahahahahah ridiculous! when the arctic glaciers melt it too releases methane so much more than any camel butt! Another silly campaign of illusion, by the elite. hahahah
Farting death camels deserves the nobel peace prize
The shooting of them for profit deserves those lovely FEMA camp hotel rooms built to gas us
How about our royal family introducing human fart taxes
I owe millions
Funny how humour brings us closer
Oh i forgot
Royaly does not fart nor does it pay tax
never mind any way
Where is my camel drone remote controller fart detector
Namaste
Dave
You have a problem with growing food? Or if I misinterpreted your statement, I retract the question...
A big part of the agenda has been to remove natural foods and replace them with synthetics that have little nutritional value. This plays right into that agenda.
Gaia has a plan to grow more plants to take care of that problem rather nicely. That is, of course, as long as we stop poisoning her lands and destroying her forests. One volcano will put far more CO2, Methane and H2SO4 into the atmosphere than ALL human activity throughout history. Should we cork the volcanoes too?? What long term effect would that have? Gaia has to fart from time to time just like us... and camels.
Really?
I mean REALLY?
Using this junk or lame attempt at Humor as it relates to Gigatonnes spewing into the Atmo every day. Where do you think the stuff goes? The Co2 methane Fairies come out at night and sprinkle it away with a wand wave?
Those Souls here on Gaia who are 50 years of age or over have seen changes Big time, let alone all the data supporting the AGW crisis..
This has been no way to run a Gifted Planet.
Exxon/Mobil,Bp Shell,etc, and others have not yours nor mines interest at Heart.
Peace.
Semper Fi.
ValleyForge
Farting Death Camels. Very funny,
To FeatherWinger: Very funny: They act like billionares never fart.
What a crock.
Climate change is caused by the SUN... as it happens on ALL the planets... Sure, our farting camels are heating up Mars, Jupiter and Saturn too... LMAO... How stupid do they think we are?
Reduce the CO2 and we reduce the plant life. It is VITAL to the production of flora and food.... Reduce the plant life and we INCREASE the CO2... It's a natural and necessary balancing element that Gaia uses to maintain the ratio of plants on the planet.
Bring on the CO2... Feed more plants and trees... Increase our ability to grow food.
Bottle the camel farts and use that to heat your home.
Killing is not the answer.
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