From this AFP article about eating less meat to have a lower carbon footprint: "When it comes to global warming, hamburgers are the Hummers of food, scientists say." Not that you thought eating burgers was good for the environment in the first place. [Tip o' the hat to: Peter S.]
The people that are worried about global warming happen to be vegans by and large. Now they want to take my hamburger! I'm so sick of Gore and all of his supporters.
They'll get my burger, out of my cold dead hand!!!!!!!
Burgers are the hummers of food, sure, but harder to resist than a Hummer, IMHO. Beefalo is a decent substitute but the same problem, I fear. Ostrich burgers?
They're not saying 'Don't eat meat', they're saying 'Maybe we should eat meat in moderation, like we used to'.
Nobody's going to have their burger taken away from them, okay? But do you need meat every day? I love a good burger, but I don't need it for three meals a day. And a bit of salad wouldn't kill you, would it?
I get very tired of the anti-vegetarian meme online. 'Oh, I could eat a whole cow! I want meat cereal in the morning! Put more meat on my ice cream, which is also made of meat!' Okay, we get it, you're a very manly man who does manly things like eat meat. Most vegetarians I know don't give a damn that you want meat. They do think you want a lot of attention.
I'm had two delicious homemade sliders today made from organic beef. I grow organic vegetables. But no way do I fall for this global warming fear and paranoia. I have read both sides of the argument and that's where I come down on it
@gaffer--read the science. Global warming is no longer a 'debate' in the scientific community, nor has it been for many, many years. Meat consumption does exponentially increase one's carbon footprint. Like NotAmerican said, it's not like 'they're coming to take the meat away,' but instead of assuming the way people in the developed world for only the past 50 years have been eating meat is 'more natural,' people who eat meat have to return to the ways they ate meat long ago--as a condiment for some meals, in small portions, less frequently, and in a more ethically-raised manner.
Heart of Glass.....
Global warming is hardly settled science. The last ten years have been cooling ones. James Hansen (Al Gore's guru) was way off and perhaps guilty of intentional fraud when he claimed the 10 hottest years of the last 100 have occurred recently. He had to retract because many of those 10 hottest are actually during the Great Depression (1934 in particular) and are in fact well distributed within the last 100 years
C'mon Gaffer:
In a grim and powerful assessment of the future of the planet, the leading international network of climate scientists has concluded for the first time that global warming is “unequivocal” and that human activity is the main driver, “very likely” causing most of the rise in temperatures since 1950." http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/science/earth/03climate.html
"Belief" in Global Warming is not unequivocal thankfully. The world as you know it will not be ending anytime soon. It is ginned up fear and paranoia. Polar bear populations are increasing. Lets say you live in NYC where Hamburger Today HQ are......
There was a large meeting of scientists there last year. I'll bet you never heard it because the mass media refused to cover it.
Okay gaffer, this isn't a political site, so I won't clutter this up with debate. Please note that I quoted the Times, however, not right-wing website.
Global warming? Paranoia? Fear and loathing and Al Gore...to think that the king of foods, the hamburger, brought us to our demise and led to the downfall of all mankind...I'll have another please...with bacon and cheese thank you.
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From this AFP article about eating less meat to have a lower carbon footprint: "When it comes to global warming, hamburgers are the Hummers of food, scientists say." Not that you thought eating burgers was good for the environment in the first place. [Tip o' the hat to: Peter S.]
20 Comments:
I read that headline a little differently and thought:
"Damn right! That's why I love 'em!"
But that just says something about me, I guess.
MikeNYC at 6:33PM on 02/16/09
The people that are worried about global warming happen to be vegans by and large. Now they want to take my hamburger! I'm so sick of Gore and all of his supporters.
They'll get my burger, out of my cold dead hand!!!!!!!
tjmile1 at 6:37PM on 02/16/09
Except that Al Gore isn't even vegetarian, let alone vegan.
sickXmachine at 6:54PM on 02/16/09
C'mon now ya'll ...vegan burgers are excellent! Especially when made with real vegan!
Cheers, TB.
texas blues at 8:40PM on 02/16/09
Yeah, why blame Gore?
Burgers are the hummers of food, sure, but harder to resist than a Hummer, IMHO. Beefalo is a decent substitute but the same problem, I fear. Ostrich burgers?
sugarstack at 10:03PM on 02/16/09
@MikeNYC-me too.
dmcavanagh at 10:14PM on 02/16/09
Yes, both are great to enjoy in a fancy setting, or just gobbled down quickly in the front seat.
MikeNYC at 11:33PM on 02/16/09
They're not saying 'Don't eat meat', they're saying 'Maybe we should eat meat in moderation, like we used to'.
Nobody's going to have their burger taken away from them, okay? But do you need meat every day? I love a good burger, but I don't need it for three meals a day. And a bit of salad wouldn't kill you, would it?
I get very tired of the anti-vegetarian meme online. 'Oh, I could eat a whole cow! I want meat cereal in the morning! Put more meat on my ice cream, which is also made of meat!' Okay, we get it, you're a very manly man who does manly things like eat meat. Most vegetarians I know don't give a damn that you want meat. They do think you want a lot of attention.
NotAmerican at 2:49AM on 02/17/09
I'm had two delicious homemade sliders today made from organic beef. I grow organic vegetables. But no way do I fall for this global warming fear and paranoia. I have read both sides of the argument and that's where I come down on it
gaffer at 3:40AM on 02/17/09
@NotAmerican--well said!
@gaffer--read the science. Global warming is no longer a 'debate' in the scientific community, nor has it been for many, many years. Meat consumption does exponentially increase one's carbon footprint. Like NotAmerican said, it's not like 'they're coming to take the meat away,' but instead of assuming the way people in the developed world for only the past 50 years have been eating meat is 'more natural,' people who eat meat have to return to the ways they ate meat long ago--as a condiment for some meals, in small portions, less frequently, and in a more ethically-raised manner.
HeartofGlass at 9:02AM on 02/17/09
I know I contribute my fair share of greenhouse gases after a good burger.
alastor at 10:17AM on 02/17/09
Heart of Glass.....
Global warming is hardly settled science. The last ten years have been cooling ones. James Hansen (Al Gore's guru) was way off and perhaps guilty of intentional fraud when he claimed the 10 hottest years of the last 100 have occurred recently. He had to retract because many of those 10 hottest are actually during the Great Depression (1934 in particular) and are in fact well distributed within the last 100 years
http://samanoontheissues.blogspot.com/2008/01/nasa-1934-hottest-year-on-record.html
Dust Bowl and drought mean anything to you?
gaffer at 10:55AM on 02/17/09
C'mon Gaffer:
In a grim and powerful assessment of the future of the planet, the leading international network of climate scientists has concluded for the first time that global warming is “unequivocal” and that human activity is the main driver, “very likely” causing most of the rise in temperatures since 1950."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/science/earth/03climate.html
HeartofGlass at 12:00PM on 02/17/09
"Belief" in Global Warming is not unequivocal thankfully. The world as you know it will not be ending anytime soon. It is ginned up fear and paranoia. Polar bear populations are increasing. Lets say you live in NYC where Hamburger Today HQ are......
There was a large meeting of scientists there last year. I'll bet you never heard it because the mass media refused to cover it.
Prominent Scientists Debunk Global Warming
http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2008/03/07/prominent-scientists-debunk-global-warming/
gaffer at 2:06PM on 02/17/09
Okay gaffer, this isn't a political site, so I won't clutter this up with debate. Please note that I quoted the Times, however, not right-wing website.
HeartofGlass at 4:04PM on 02/17/09
Global warming? Paranoia? Fear and loathing and Al Gore...to think that the king of foods, the hamburger, brought us to our demise and led to the downfall of all mankind...I'll have another please...with bacon and cheese thank you.
Cheers, TB.
texas blues at 10:25PM on 02/17/09
To Hell with algore and the global warming crowd. I'll continue to eat my burgers.
PhotoKirk at 11:50PM on 02/17/09
If one more person blames a farting cow for global warming I'm going to freak out.
Hamburger America at 9:43AM on 02/19/09
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2406
hmw0029 at 12:38PM on 02/20/09
i dont think anyone blames the cows, its us.
alastor at 2:04PM on 02/20/09