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Just how bad is your dog for the environment?
LA Times ^
| 11/01/14
| Judith Lewis Mernit
Posted on 11/04/2014 6:12:29 PM PST by Libloather
**SNIP**
FOR THE RECORD:
A Nov. 2 op-ed about dogs and the environment said that methane was 30% more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Recent research suggests that the effect of methane on climate change is at least 30 times that of carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
What, were you staring at your iPhone, dragging the dog behind? Daydreaming? Or are you with Sydney, Jason Segel's character in "I Love You, Man," thinking that dog doo actually benefits the environment. ("It's got tons of nutrients.")
That's true, in a way. Dog poop does contain nutrients — the kind that, when washed down storm drains into streams and the ocean, fuel toxic algae blooms that suck up oxygen and turn coastal habitats into dead zones. Stephan Budiansky, in his book, "The Truth About Dogs," claims that dogs serve as reservoirs for 65 diseases that can be transmitted to humans. A dog, per pound of body weight, produces 10 times the fecal coliform of a cow.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: climatechange; dog; dogs; environment; globalwarming
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What kind of car does Judith drive?
To: Libloather
Why not feed Democrats to dogs to improve the environment?
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:15:07 PM PST
by
SandRat
(<Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs sGoog evening Lauren... aid?)
To: Libloather
a PRIUS of COURSE http://www.hcn.org/wotr/pity-the-sacketts-not-much/LewisJudith.jp take a look at er...
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:15:28 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: Libloather
Sounds like she’s a Dhimmi.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:17:18 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: MeshugeMikey
I bet she went to Oberlin too.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:17:31 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Libloather
Since I was a little kid, I’ve always said, “The LA Times knows dog s**t.”
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:17:32 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Ebola and Enterovirus-D68. Proud members of Viruses Without Borders.)
To: Farmer Dean
she and her dog companion!..lucifur
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:18:45 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:19:07 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Libloather
My dog is mole powered.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:19:28 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: FlingWingFlyer
That only good thing about LA Liars now training puppies to house breakin
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:20:39 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: cripplecreek
Ah, the JR Verminator Mark I. I have one they’re great!
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:20:49 PM PST
by
dljordan
(WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:21:52 PM PST
by
Huskrrrr
To: MIchaelTArchangel
Yep.
They come for my dog, they will come for not one thing else ever.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:22:02 PM PST
by
chris37
(heartless)
To: Libloather
I support the eco-loon “war on dogs”, because it will help to further alienate them and discredit all of their wacko pronouncements (in the eyes of normal people, anyway).
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:22:32 PM PST
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
To: Libloather
My pup is terrible for the environment, she has to go everywhere with us in the truck!
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:23:15 PM PST
by
3boysdad
(The very elect.)
To: Libloather
Damn, liberals and ISIS seem to be more and more in alignment every single day.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:23:18 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them. We have no 'news media', only a Soviet Pravda.)
To: chris37
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:27:28 PM PST
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Make it worth their while.)
To: chris37
I suspect a Muslim agenda.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:28:14 PM PST
by
Salamander
(People will stare. Make it worth their while.)
To: Libloather
Three of my 5 dogs are Irish Wolfhounds and they take giant dumps.
I live on a farm, so they poop where they want.
If some lib doesn’t like it, I don’t give a rat’s a$$.
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posted on
11/04/2014 6:29:14 PM PST
by
bimboeruption
(REMEMBER MISSISSIPPI!)
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