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I'd like to know your opinion about it ... Regards.
Well done documentary. Thanks for sharing. :)
I found the conspiratorial aspect interesting (the threats and suits and the one killing by the big agri gang) and it does make sense for more people to grow vegetables locally in order to have lower food prices and a more stable sustainable food supply. And
that I think is at the root of the conspiracy... Not that big agri-business just wants to protect their turf (although that's certainly part of it), but that the globalists don't want cheap local food and don't want land freed up for people to expand subdivisions into. Big ranches and farms keep the land tied up and provide more expensive food which aids the agenda. Globalists want every region dependent on other regions and want people herded and corralled into smaller and smaller metropolitan spaces as the population is being reduced through war, plague, vaccines, expensive energy, expensive food, chemicals in the food and water supply, abortions, etc.
So the fact that all these "green" organizations and politicians are not fighting agri-business over "emissions" but are only focusing on fossil fuel usage is a big flaw in their narrative... (Kinda like getting angry at Putin for stepping in to fight ISIS while claiming we also want to fight ISIS) a big hypocrisy which provides a window into the ulterior agenda: depopulation through raising prices shrinking habitable land area, and globalization.
Okay so far so good... but much of the rest of the video I could not get on board with. I think he conflates a lot of non-issues or issues not related to global warming together in a disjointed way. Like what does over fishing have to do with cows? What does the "alleged" amount of water consumed by cows have to do with global warming?
As to whether the extra .00007% of methane in the atmospheric composition is a real increase or dangerous for the earth... I can't say for sure, but I am obviously very suspicious of all claims regarding such data because it is such a political issue tied in with a globalist depopulation agenda in which we're lied to about everything.
Some of his numbers I think were chosen for worst case hyperbolic effect... Like for example his discussion on grass fed beef where he chose NPR's projected 2012 number of 270 lbs of total meat per person rather than the USDA's number of 72 lbs of red meat (which is not just beef) per person. 1 cow which takes 2 years to mature yields 490 lbs of beef or 245 lbs per year which could feed 3.58 people 3 oz of high quality meat/day on 2.5 to 30 acres depending on climate. Where I live it's about 5-6 acres. Let's say 10 acres average. That's 2.79 acres per person times 320 million is 890 million acres of grazing land. Currently 634 million acres is used for grazing. So yes more land would be needed to switch over to grass fed beef for America's red meat demand, but his graphic showing all land surface (including mountains forests and cities) in north and part of South America... That's off.
Also many sustainable grass fed beef farmers use the same grazing land for pigs and chickens by rotating paddocks. So the yield goes up. First the cows stay in the paddock and munch the growth laying cow pies everywhere which is good fertilizer. Then the chickens come along and eat the bugs and fertilize the soil more. Then the hogs are let in to root around and aerate the soil and of course add more fertilizer. It is really a very environmentally friendly method of food production. I know a bit about this because a guy I went to college with for engineering began suffering with Crohn's disease and tried various diets to get over it. He found that a natural diet free of chemicals and with all natural grass fed beef and raw milk etc cured him. So he and his wife and dad bought a farm near here and have worked it as I described above. They deliver their products directly to local customers at local health food stores.
The water thing really annoys me. He compares the cows water usage to the fracking industry and then talks about the California drought... A series of non-sequiturs that leave one with the general impression evil cows are drinking up California's water. California has grown quite a bit since the 70s when the last reservoir was built. And in the age of weather modification, there could be other actors at play here.
Using water is not bad for the environment unless you're talking about the electricity used in pumping and treating it in a city water supply. The water itself isn't going away. It's a renewable resource every time it rains, so it bugs me when they portray water usage like we've only got so much to go around and then it's gone forever. Yes we should conserve water used in our homes because in a summer drought the reservoir might run dry and it also saves on electricity usage but that electricity amounts to maybe .25 kWh per day for 100 gallons per day if you're on well water like I am. Maybe three or four times that on city water, but really that is minuscule. Your computer probably uses a lot more electricity. For a hot shower add 1 kWh. Shorter showers saves energy since your hot water heater is a power hog, but water isn't the issue. If the reservoir runs low in a hot summer that's a problem for the people on the city water, but not usually a problem for the environment because the same amount of water is still in the environment.
Stock ponds don't use any electricity and don't harm the environment. The rain water that gets soaked into the grass and eaten by the cows doesn't disappear from the water-cycle.
Clear cutting vast swathes of rainforest to turn it into ranch land is a legit problem. Usage of GMO, steroids, antibiotics, and factory farming are all legit issues but in regards to ethical treatment of animals and human health - not global warming.
Do we waste a lot of food and eat too much? Sure, we can do better. More local gardens (and small family farms like the one described above) will be better for everyone.
Let me know your thoughts on my thoughts. In the mean time, here's a howdy from some of my neighbors :) (took this on a walk yesterday while listening to the cowspiracy)
