Way to go Australia! :rocker
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071206/sc_afp/australiaclimatewarmingkangaroooffbeat_071206010044;_ylt=An28o6xhFbM04lXVwQtJasoE1vAI (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071206/sc_afp/australiaclimatewarmingkangaroooffbeat_071206010044;_ylt=An28o6xhFbM04lXVwQtJasoE1vAI)
wow... never read about it here! :shock:
I wouldn't eat kangaroo... and being a vegie... don't consume read meat, or dairy, used to not eat any meat at all. But what a way to go... kangaroo farting? we have top notch scientists here!?? :-D :smth037
well.... :shock:.... who would have thought that sheep and cattle emit so much bad air?? Trust us Aussies to come up with that solution!! Sounds reasonable, when you stop laughing and read it again..
We have eaten kangaroo, several times, it's very nice, no fat, no cholesterol and not "gamey" tasting at all..
I marinate it, cut it into cubes, thread it onto skewers with some capsicum and onion and cook it quickly on the bbq...it gets taken before the sausages...which I hasten to add I HATE (mystery bags...never know what's in 'em) or anything else. Even the kids ate it when they were younger, although I didn't tell them what it was until AFTER they had devoured it...People just have to get past the cute image they have of 'roos in their minds.... baby cows and lambs are pretty cute too, but lots of people eat them!!
Thank you J ~ Very interesting indeed :shock:
I just hope this doesnt end in another 'mad cow' like thing, Although mad cow was brought on by feeding cows meat pellets= stupid...
This way is a more reasonable idea to transfer the bacteria. I have seen the studies on this where they actually had hoses connected to cows
noses and mouths- apparently their burps are bad aswell.
I wonder if they will one day create a cow x Kangaroo - genetically modified. ? I dont know how a cows gut (all 3 guts) will adjust to this.
Maybe i have already adjusted myself, as my possum and i kiss, she licks my nostrils while iam asleep.
Wondered why my farts dont stink :lol: :smth050
I have possum at home, (free- but raised by me) and her farts never smell, i imagine its a similar bacteria, being marsupial, In the morning
she actually smells like warm fresh bread~ yum smell- Although i would never consider eating her, My personal choice not to eat meat, and
dont mind other people doing what is right for them :smth023 this way right for me, thats all.
Dont want to start any vege/meat debate, accepting is the key.... anyway back to subject...
I have heard that around 70% of world grain is actually fed to cattle. And alot of the world is starving, Crazy.
Like this pic that was with story, the pouch baby so cute :D
yeah.. I missed it. T'was in yesterday's paper..
Kangaroo farts= no methane. :smth080
Cattle and sheep = lots of methane= greenhouse gases. :smth092
14% of all methane gases in Australia come from cattle & sheep!! :smth086
New Zealand is up to around 70% :smth011
so.. if they put the bacteria from skippy's tummy into cattle & sheep, they won't fart harmful gases and DESTROY the world!! :smth100
YES!! to all of those Curefans who think we have kangaroos in our backyards.. well.. we don't :P
Solution= just eat more kangaroos, less cattle and sheep , and we will be world leaders in reducing greenhouse gases!! :roll: :smth091 :smth086 :smth087
I read a book on the subject a few years ago...
Beyond Beef by Jeremy Rifkin.
Fascinating book, but also very frightening!!
Makes you really worry about the future of the planet... :smth073
I have always been scared sh*tless of cows! :shock: Grew up around a family farm, going back 3 generations... LOVE snakes, Kangaroos,sheep, possies.. but cows scare the hell out of me.. ?? It could be because I was once chased by the Bull, after being told NOT to go NEAR the Bull!!?? :cry: (ahh kids don't listen) :smth023
Thanks for the link j :)
Very interesting article.
Unfortunately cattles produce menthane too :(
I didn't know that Kangaroos do it.
These are really nice animals. So i would never ever eat it.
So tonight at 08.00 p.m. i will switch the light off for 5 minutes.
Everyone in Germany is called up to do it :)
I hope we will not have a blackout.
Quote from: scatcat on December 08, 2007, 19:19:04
I have always been scared sh*tless of cows! :shock:
I get very edgy around cows too, but maybe it's meat-eater guilt.
Besides, they're so darn BIG.
Quote from: silversand on December 08, 2007, 19:28:24
So tonight at 08.00 p.m. i will switch the light off for 5 minutes.
Everyone in Germany is called up to do it :)
Let us know how it goes, I'm always curious to know if a lot of people support these initiatives.
Boy, I wish I had some Kangaroo in me this morning after a night of hard drinking last night!!!!! :-D
Quote from: silversand on December 08, 2007, 19:28:24
Thanks for the link j :)
Very interesting article.
Unfortunately cattles produce menthane too :(
I didn't know that Kangaroos do it.
These are really nice animals. So i would never ever eat it.
So tonight at 08.00 p.m. i will switch the light off for 5 minutes.
Everyone in Germany is called up to do it :)
I hope we will not have a blackout.
I think you may have mis-understood the article...kangaroos don't emit the methane gasses that sheep and cattle do..that's why they are talking about placing the bacteria from the 'roos stomach into the sheep and cattle digestive systems.... hope that clears it up a bit for you... :smth020
( I wonder if they can do the same for my dogs... :smth010 can make my eyes water at times..)
Quote from: j on December 08, 2007, 23:21:51
Boy, I wish I had some Kangaroo in me this morning after a night of hard drinking last night!!!!! :-D
hahahahhaaaaaa... I get it...hahahahhaaaaaaa :smth043 :smth044
better go out and buy some airfreshener j??!!
Quote from: melly on December 09, 2007, 05:00:29
I think you may have mis-understood the article...kangaroos don't emit the methane gasses that sheep and cattle do..that's why they are talking about placing the bacteria from the 'roos stomach into the sheep and cattle digestive systems.... hope that clears it up a bit for you... :smth020
( I wonder if they can do the same for my dogs... :smth010 can make my eyes water at times..)
Thanks for your help melly :)
Oh, yes i've miss-understood the article, because i've read it too fast, sorry :(. It was shortly before 8 p.m. and i wanted to switch off the lights. Next time i will take the time to read it properly :)
@ robiola: We hadn't got a blackout. Many people took part and what i didn't know it was a world wide action :)
Recently is more common to have kangaroos in backyards, because of dry conditions, and lack of food, grasses, etc.
Couple weeks ago i found a large male eastern grey kangaroo on the eastern freeway, about 8 km's out of melbourne, dead, But had to check it was male,
otherwise if female is good proceedure to check the pouch for baby :smth023 That is how i found my little possum, and many others.
But was most unusual i thought- to see a kangaroo so close to city, Talking to wildlife organisations recently i found it its not so unusual,(melb) that there is a
group of them stranded between industrial area's for years, On a small patch of grass. And the week before that one running through a inner city suburb
had to be bundled back to safety, after ripping police mans shirt to shreads.
Anyhow, not so interesting for everyone sorry. :oops:
But if you live on a farm you would definately have them in your backyard, and would want to keep them out. Because they like to eat nice green vegies too. :P
The one in pic looks to small, maybe wallaby (smaller species)
I like this Quote from J :smth005
" Boy, I wish I had some Kangaroo in me this morning after a night of hard drinking last night!!!!! " ~when i first read it i thought it meant to bounce out of bed,
then i realized, ahh the gas, yes the gas :smth044 :smth073
Quote from: silversand on December 09, 2007, 14:38:54
@ robiola: We hadn't got a blackout. Many people took part and what i didn't know it was a world wide action :)
Geez, I didn't know... I hadn't heard about it! Maybe it wasn't very widely publicized here in Italy.... Or maybe I've got my head in the clouds a little too often. I'm glad a lot of people participated over there :smth023
what a fasinating article. i will have to show this to my BF.
Nice to see you back Cure Freak :smth058
I find this topic very interesting. Although alot of people dont like to eat kangaroo's, taste or ?? - must be the reason they are doing this,
very hard to change if you are used to something, taste wise. Guys love their steaks and meat pies :smth023 funny although i have heard
most meat pies have mystery meat :shock: Bit spookey ~ even when i used to eat meat. Anyhow iam allergic now, so i dont mind my vegie
burgers.
Global warming is a large concern for our world, as well as starvation that will happen to everyone once global warming and then the ice age has kicked in.
So frightening these predictions.
I sat and really thought about it, for a long time, very depressing.
Robiola~ we had our blackout for G.Warming awhile ago, about 5months or more. Think its really good, makes us all conscience of how much electricity
we waste. :smth023
I hope its not too late for our beautiful, precious home. :smth051
Quote from: ROGUE on December 10, 2007, 13:05:10
Robiola~ we had our blackout for G.Warming awhile ago, about 5months or more. Think its really good, makes us all conscience of how much electricity
we waste. :smth023
You know what works even better? A real, unforeseen blackout. We had a few here a couple of summers ago, because too much electricity was being used all at once and the system went haywire. And they said if it kept up they would have to ration electricity! That got a few people thinking...
Not for very long though. And as much as I like Xmas and Xmas lights, it kind of makes me mad to see the cities all lit up -- what a waste.
Me too Robiola ~ when i see cities lit up, and all that, Such a waste, They should be leading by example, even
solar power for x-mas lights would be nicer.
Alot of people here ended up complaining about the giant wind-mills, that were powering awhole town, on a coastal
landscape with no houses around, And i couldnt believe people were complaining about the noise. ? Unbelievable. They were probably
friends of the power companies.
I like the idea of an unforeseen blackout, thats the way :rocker pitty doesnt last long, so easy to take it all for granted.
-thinking i was going offtopic, but is all related to 'global warming'.
Being off topic here.
Thank you ROGUE. :smth001
Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.
ISN'T IT NEAT...
C'MON!
IT IS A BIT LIKE PLAYING GOD!
WHY DONT THEY BREED NEW TYPE OF HUMANS THAT CAN MAKE PEACE WITH THE NATURE FOR ONCE?!
(http://i9.tinypic.com/8aunihc.jpg)
To quote Janko...Why don't they breed new type of humans that can make peace with nature for once...
good point...
humans are much more accountable for the slow destruction of the planet than cows and sheep farting. :smth018
I hadn't even looked at it that way Janko... good point....
see, sometimes, someone elses view point can really make you think! :smth023
Global Warming my @rse :evil:
There is a blizzard here & with the wind chill it's about -5 degrees.
That's not very warm. :x
But seriously, there is precious little we can do to stop what's happening.We have already screwed up the Earth beyond help. What we do need to do is figure out how the human race is going to survive it (or even if we deserve to survive it).
it's supposed to be Summer here.. we've had days of rain... GREAT for the drought and gardens... the sun is burny when it appears betwixt the clouds... ;)
It will be mid 30's this week... almost need to pop on heater..but refuse too.--just rug up snuggly...
so far here.. a wetter summer than the last few... :smth023