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15/06/2009, 23:42 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,962 Meat Free Monday Paul MacCartney has launched a Monday without meat campaign.  They seem to say that the méthane gas emitted by animals bred for meat is responsible for 18% of the GES (gaz à effet de serre), more than the transport sector (seems enormous   ).  Anyway, another good reason to eat less meat.   http://fr.news.yahoo.com/4/20090615/tod-gb-mccartney-alimentation-cb1d00a.html http://www.supportmfm.org/   Animal Aid Saint Aubin Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

16/06/2009, 7:48 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 5,547 Re: Meat Free Monday I read an article a few years back about wacky grants given to universities and some UK university was given some huge amount (as in a few million quid) to research animal food to find one that does not produce so much gas when eaten by cows, pigs and sheep. There was some figure quoted like the emmisions from a cow in one day is the same as a car in a year, or something like that. I did a quick search to see if I could find, which I can't, but I did discover that Australia has announced they are spending $17M (AU dollars, just over £8M) on exactly this problem. You can read more HERE . So the people who put it down as a wacky grant might be pleased to know its not so wacky after all. Logic would say that instead of eating less we should eat more to try and keep the numbers down and lets not forget the cows that produce milk, what should we do about them, stop drinking milk, veggies drink milk I believe? Perhaps if we looked at ways to encourage people not to keep cutting down the rainforest's, or any other forests, and start replanting them instead (trees being the 'lungs' of the planet turning C02 back in to oxygen) we might be able to reduce the buildup of C02 in the atmosphere. Good luck to all those who take up the call, every little helps as they say. http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

16/06/2009, 12:48 Chris'nJulie Joined on 10/07/2007 Correze Posts 228 Re: Meat Free Monday I do try to keep out of this silliness, but I can't. You're not going to "save the planet" by changing your eating habits, that's pure unadulterated stupidity. You're not going to "save the planet" whatever you do. The planet is the planet, it's existed for billennia with (but largely without) the presence of man, and will continue to do so despite your puny efforts. What WILL finish the planet will be either an extra-terrestrial influence (asteroid impact, for example, or solar change), or natural catastrophe (like a volcanic or seismic event). Climate change is here to stay - it's always been here, and always will be. Not eating beef, lamb, fish, burgers is going to make s0d all difference, even if we ALL stopped (which of course, we won't). I like vegetables, but not exclusively so, and for me, meat will always be part of my enjoyable, balanced diet. So if you want to indulge your silly beliefs, that's up to you and good luck, but you won't make a hap'ence worth of difference to anything by doing so. Now you can flame me, and/or argue the toss with me until the cows come home (or stop far!ing), it'll make absolutely no difference. Chris Chris & Julie Blimey, what have we done?    Report

16/06/2009, 17:52 chris pp Joined on 30/08/2005 Vienne '86' Posts 2,010 Re: Meat Free Monday Well that seems clear enough, certainly made your opinion unambiguous and I must say it's more than fair of you to allow others to indulge their silly beliefs. Chris   http://www.planetepassion.eu Association Planete Passion - French Wildlife in the English Language    Report

16/06/2009, 19:24 odile Joined on 09/05/2008 Midlands + Swiss Jura Posts 1,570 Re: Meat Free Monday Yes very kind thank you. Well I'll give it a try. Dad was a catholic so we never had meat, or fish (or turtle!!!) - on Fridays.. So I'll make it our meat free day too - Do you suggest we should use as much coal, gas, petrol as we can, not recycle, or more importantly not generate so much rubbish- lets all go on a wasting spree, and laugh our way into oblivion. Really?    Report

16/06/2009, 19:24 odile Joined on 09/05/2008 Midlands + Swiss Jura Posts 1,570 Re: Meat Free Monday FRENCHIE    ARE  YOU  LISTENING?    Report

16/06/2009, 19:38 Dog Joined on 24/08/2004 Lost in France Posts 2,352 Re: Meat Free Monday My father is Buddhist & C of E so we didn't eat meat on fridays or during the day, my mother is a Hindu so we don't eat meat on tuesdays or wednesdays or in the mornings, my sister is Jane so we don't eat meat thursdays, saturdays, mondays or sundays. Me I do not eat meat if there is a D in the day. There are so many better more nutritious things to spend money on that taste better and make you live longer and stronger. Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before.    Report

16/06/2009, 20:15 baypond Joined on 14/06/2007 Gers 32 and Kent Posts 507 Re: Meat Free Monday Chicken or egg ? Paul McCartney's youngest child goes to a school that has had meat free mondays for the past year. Now, the question is, did Paul get the idea from the school where his youngest goes, or did he influence the school himself......... Life is too short to be small    Report

16/06/2009, 22:53 Jonzjob Joined on 23/08/2004 Nr Carcassonne, 11 Posts 3,754 Re: Meat Free Monday Well there is no way that I am going to give up eating meat on any specific day thank you. Yesterday we had a chick pea curry and it was delicious. We do have non meat meals from time to time, but not to anothers tune! There is a fart tax on cattle in New Zealand. Leved on the number of cattle that a farmer has. This thread reminds me of a poem. What fragrant zephyr ripples warm O'er leafy bower like gentle balm To sumptuous meadow fresh with dew And flowered hedgerows wonderous hue Through waving grass where insects dart It's methane gas A moo-cows fart! John. Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today, it's called golf. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/?start=all    Report

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