For the 1st time since the H1N1 virus has hit the US that pigs have been test for the swine flu. A pig has been test for H1N1 on a Minnesota farm. The US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services discovered the initial presence of the Swine Flu in one pig. There maybe up to 3 pigs infected.
The USDA says the pig infestation is not a threat to the commercial farming industry.
Categories: consumers/ the public · food · health care
From the United Kingdom: The British Government is recommending eliminating foods like lamb, hothouse tomatoes booze, to reduce carbon output to impact climate change.
People will be encourage to eat less carbon heavy foods such as pork, chicken, potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
“Changing our lifestyles, including our diets, is going to be one of the crucial elements in cutting carbon emissions,” said David Kennedy, chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change.
Kennedy, himself has given up on lamb kebabs.
A British government survey found in a study of greenhouse gases that for 2.2lbs of lamb produced 37lbs of carbon dioxide. While 2.2lbs of beef give off 35lbs of methane. 2.2lbs Hothouse tomatoes produces 20lbs of CO2’s. While 2.2lbs of potatoes makes 1lb of CO2’s making it one of the carbon friendliest on the planet.
The Carbon Trust funded by British tax payers is helping the food and beverage industry finding out in ways of which foods and drinks has a high carbon footprint.
Categories: Fuels · Nanny State · Nature · Silly /stupid stries · food · health care · science
This should have been done in the first place Chrysler will go into bankruptcy in New York . The United Auto Worker union will receive a considerable stake in new Chrysler. Italian Automobile maker Fiat, SA will get a 20% stake in the new company at first. The amount will increase to 35% once government loans are paid back to the US and Canadian Governments. Daimler AG will sell its remaining stake of Chrysler,LLC to Cerberus Capital Management and pay as much as $600 million into the automaker’s pension fund.
The submitted court documents indicated that there would be a reorganization plan presented to the court in 120 days, on August 28, 2009. A White House official indicated that the government would provide debtor-in-possession financing for between $US 3 billion to $US 3.5 billion, and upon a completion of Chrysler bankruptcy restructuring and court proceedings, the company would be eligible to receive up to $US 4.5 billion in financing to resume operations, for total of $US 8 billion of government support. Prior to the bankruptcy filing, the Chrysler had received $US 4.5 billion in financing from the U.S. government, under a George W. Bush administration plan, in December 2008, after the lame duck Congress declined to approve legislation to provide federal loans. Chrysler announced on the day of the bankruptcy filing, that during the restructuring, it would cease most manufacturing operations on May 4, 2009, and resume production “when the transaction is completed, which is anticipated within 30 to 60 days.”
Chrysler, will closed all plants on May 4,2009 until further notice.
Chrysler CEO Bob Nardeli , will resign once deal is completed.
President Obama was angry that Hedge Funds groups refused to get involved and do their part. But those Hedge Funds who refused to get involed would less than ten percent in shares of thr new company.
From Wikipedia
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From The Sun in UK: Fat people are a cause for global warming. Scientists in United Kingdom discovered that the increasing number of obese people means for food production which in turns CO2 gases to warm the planet. Large people drive more which damage the earth.
So now fat people are latest cause of global waring / climate change. Gee thats great; I am the cause of climate change. Are the people serious. I mean come on fat and obese people. Carbon Dioxide is emmited trees and plants which help the environment. These scientists have better things to solve than this. By the way someone tell Tipper Gore to put the Vice President on diet the at rate he’s going he cauing global warming.
Categories: Nanny State · Politics · Silly /stupid stries · economy · food · science
From the Washington Post: PETA-The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals want to create George Clooney flavored tofu. PETA reportedly obtain a workout towel PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said in a letter that” Clooney tofu would spare animal from being killed for the table.” She went on to say would be like creating artificial chicken flavor for instant gravy.
Clooney through his representative was not interested.
One again PETA proves themselves what utter fools and idiots they are!
Categories: Silly /stupid stries · food
Nearly thirty years ago, Kermit the Frog once retorted the line “It Ain’t Easy Being Green” in the Feature Film ” The Muppet Movie” but in the United Kingdom and scenes that play out here and around the world, Environmentalism is taking a back seat to saving. In this article for Times Of London News paper web site http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article4474202.ece
The paper interviews author Julie Burchill of the newbook “Not in my Name: A Compendium of Modern Hypocrisy” has a few choice word about the leaders of the Evironmential Movement quote
“Environmentalists are po-faced, unsexy, public school alumni who drivel on about the end of the world because they don’t want the working classes to have any fun, go on foreign holidays or buy cheap clothes.”
And Michael O’Leary , Cheif Executive Officer of European low cost airline Ryannair says
” the “nutbag ecologists” are the overindulged rich who have nothing better to do with their lives than talk about hot air and beans.”
Researcher and Pollsters are finding environmental issues is not the top issue the economy and rising prices are. Even the Politicians there are rarely bring up the environment in speeches and refuse to raise taxes fearing a backlash from the citizenry.
It not just in Brittan, Here in the US Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama touted his green credentials. But now the nominee talks about saving instead of recycling.
But in the end it the credit crunch and the economy that has prevailed, people are not wasting food, splurging less, which make people more earth friendly. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are you listening !
Categories: Politics · economy · finance · food
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