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bioemerl  ·  3848 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Want to have a real impact on climate change? Then become a vegetarian

    from the bones we can get bone meal to improve the soil

From a living animal?

Mind explaining how? Because I think that's tough to do, unless you like jelly-cows.

And electric cars are important because they a) represent the ability for tech to shift to green power rather than "hippies", and because they can get their electricty from far more than coal in the future. Also, coal is much more efficient than gas, and coal is a local resource here in the US.





coffeesp00ns  ·  3848 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    From a living animal?

    Mind explaining how? Because I think that's tough to do, unless you like jelly-cows.

... I think it's pretty obvious that bone meal and leather (which proceeds after it in my list) are end-of life byproducts (which doesn't negate their usefulness, nor does it negate the argument). Either you missed a winky-face there, or you're being purposely obtuse.

I'm into electric cars, man. But i buy used and fuel efficient (my 2004 vibe gets 29-30 mpg on the highway, which is pretty good for having all the other features I need including carrying two of these when necessary). As I alluded to in my first and second paragraphs, I don't have a problem with the ideas presented in this article, I have a problem with HOW they are presented.

bioemerl  ·  3848 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I may have missed a winky face. I was also trying to be joking, not insulting about it.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3848 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I figured. Glad we can be reasonable human beings on this website!!

cheers

kleinbl00  ·  3848 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My KLR got about 65 MPG. That was pretty cool.

The Benelli gets closer to 35 but it also goes faster than I even really want to. The intake throats on it are bigger than they were on my Chevy 400.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3848 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If i didn't have to truck around a double bass, and I didn't have to visit my folks where it can get to -50, I'd drive a motorbike hands down. I wish there was a practical option. I thought about maybe a sidecar, but... probably not a good idea.