Mar 25 2008
Looking for Earth-Friendly Meat? Eat Whale
The Norwegians have come up with a way to support their economy and their whaling industry while poking a finger in the eye of the global warmening crowd.
OSLO (Reuters) - Eat a whale and save the planet, a Norwegian pro-whaling lobby said on Monday of a study showing that harpooning the giant mammals is less damaging to the climate than farming livestock.
Environmental group Greenpeace dismissed the survey, saying almost every kind of food was more climate friendly than meat.
By definition, you can dismiss the Greenpeace dismissal. They oppose any form of whaling, fishing, or economic progress. In the Antarctic, Greenpeace terrorists have repeated harassed Japanese whalers with chemical weapons.
The [Norwegian] survey, focused on whale boats’ fuel use, showed that a kilo (2.2 lbs) of whale meat represented just 1.9 kilo (4.2 lbs) of greenhouse gases against 15.8 for beef, 6.4 for pork and 4.6 for chicken.
“Basically it turns out that the best thing you can do for the planet is to eat whale meat compared to other types of meat,” said Rune Froevik of the High North Alliance, which represents the interests of coastal communities in the Arctic.
“Greenhouse gas emissions caused by one meal of beef are the equivalent of eight meals of whale meat,” the study said.
I think our responsibility is clear: whale burgers, anyone? It’s for the planet!
