Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Quarter pounder pollutes more CO2 than 3 hour drive

A study carried out has found that producing 2.2lbs of beef causes a greater carbon footprint than a three-hour drive.The research team investigated the levels greenhouse gases emitted throughout the process of feeding, raising, and transporting cattle to produce beef. It was revealed that producing 2.2lbs of beef used up 169 megajoules of energy and produced over 80lbs of CO2; enough, the study