Better hold off on buying that new grill. LOL
War on Burgers!
Charbroiled burgers, chicken, and steaks are behind much of Southern California's air pollution according to research being done by the University of California, Riverside.
University studies show restaurants and commercial food producers who charbroil their meats emit large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, ultimately contributing more than diesel engines to the area's ongoing air pollution problem.
Since they are shuttering the coal plants, only makes sense to go after those too, but sometimes it actually smells pretty good when you pass the burger barn at lunch time.
Sidebar: NPR had a story this morning about McDonalds in India that are vegetarian. Not only offering meat free selections, meat isn't an option on the menu.
Insidious plot? Vegetarians have the reputation as healthy eaters but Mickey D's will get them to eat unhealthy crap!!!
Or I read that most of us will be vegetarians in 2050 because here won't be enough food to feed cattle etc. So McDonalds is just preparing for that future.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
rofllol rofllol rofllol
You can't make this stuff up! Or can you? This is like Firesign
Theatre. Are you pulling our legs?
"“For comparison, an 18-wheeler diesel-engine truck would have to drive 143 miles on the freeway to put out the same mass of particles as a single charbroiled hamburger patty.”"
LOL wrote: Better hold off on buying that new grill. LOL
War on Burgers!
Charbroiled burgers, chicken, and steaks are behind much of Southern California's air pollution according to research being done by the University of California, Riverside.
University studies show restaurants and commercial food producers who charbroil their meats emit large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, ultimately contributing more than diesel engines to the area's ongoing air pollution problem.
CinnamonGirl wrote: Actually you would be surprised to know how much lawn mowers add to pollution. There are no restrictions and they are worse than a car.
Some municipalities ask you to mow in the evening to mitigate pollution. Now I have to figure out how to rig up lights to my mower...Or take the old school reel mower out of the shed. It makes such a pleasing sound.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
I have been thinking about buying a push mower. I cannot start and don't like power mowers. The new ones are much lighter and easy to use. Good exercise. It is a good thing all the way around. Not using gas or adding pollution. It is amazing how many older things that were invented before there were problems with pollution etc. Time to be a bit more creative and stop with the automatic thinking.
Been their, done that, got the tee shirt. I am probably the last person on earth who had electricity to trade in a slide ruler for a calculator.
Thirty years ago when we first went from apt. living to home ownership I bought a "good" push mower from Sears. It was like pushing a block of cement over loose dirt. You should give it a test push before you buy.
CinnamonGirl wrote: I have been thinking about buying a push mower. I cannot start and don't like power mowers. The new ones are much lighter and easy to use. Good exercise. It is a good thing all the way around. Not using gas or adding pollution. It is amazing how many older things that were invented before there were problems with pollution etc. Time to be a bit more creative and stop with the automatic thinking.
