tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post2799613440833451075..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Wool socks have carbon footprintsC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-42802492322648316422009-08-31T19:02:00.238+10:002009-08-31T19:02:00.238+10:00Thought provoking post. Raises more questions thou...Thought provoking post. Raises more questions though.<br />If sheep are not farmed, then crops or grass will be grown anyway. At the end of the growing season the grass dies off and generates CO2 and some methane. The crops will be harvested and eaten and also generate CO2 as they are digested. Of course methane is a more potent GHG but has a half life of 2 years in the atmosphere, as it breaks Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17339204068361731316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-54672985598726138532009-08-31T19:01:17.695+10:002009-08-31T19:01:17.695+10:00Thought provoking post. Raises more questions thou...Thought provoking post. Raises more questions though.<br />If sheep are not farmed, then crops or grass will be grown anyway. At the end of the growing season the grass dies off and generates CO2 and some methane. The crops will be harvested and eaten and also generate CO2 as they are digested. Of course methane is a more potent GHG but has a half life of 2 years in the atmosphere, as it breaks Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17339204068361731316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-16610779502301267822009-03-19T22:30:00.000+11:002009-03-19T22:30:00.000+11:00And do sheep stop farting, burping, and respiring ...And do sheep stop farting, burping, and respiring between shearings?C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-64754661469001375212009-03-18T18:34:00.000+11:002009-03-18T18:34:00.000+11:00I agree with you on the whole, but would like to p...I agree with you on the whole, but would like to point out that you can only eat a cow once. Wool grows back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-33696525795943714512009-03-15T04:49:00.000+11:002009-03-15T04:49:00.000+11:00Great post (as per usual)! I've been allergic to w...Great post (as per usual)! I've been allergic to wool for a long time, and prefer synthetics and fur. Fur is especially acceptible in Alaska.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-47756771762213058452009-03-14T15:31:00.000+11:002009-03-14T15:31:00.000+11:00Here in Australia, cattle spend relatively little ...Here in Australia, cattle spend relatively little time in feedlots. Ditto with most other tropical export countries.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-87081111075539151002009-03-14T13:30:00.000+11:002009-03-14T13:30:00.000+11:00Wait, do sheep get fed corn, like feedlot cattle a...Wait, do sheep get fed corn, like feedlot cattle and chickens? That's the source of fossil carbon for those animals. <BR/><BR/>Sheep are troublesome, they'll eat plants right down to the roots if not moved often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-90206353518369534272009-03-14T04:24:00.000+11:002009-03-14T04:24:00.000+11:00I'm so going to use this argument against people w...I'm so going to use this argument against people who complain about the carbon footprint of everything you use/eat/etc., thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com