[Coral-List] Climate Change perceptions
Eric Borneman
eborneman at uh.edu
Sun Nov 8 13:02:11 EST 2009
Kelly, Alina et al.
There is no question about the impact of centralized agribusiness and
factory farming and their effect on climate change. I very much
applaud those who have pointed out this huge factor and the importance
of individual action and reducing/eliminating meat consumption - for
many reasons.
I would point out, though, in the worldwatch link regarding things
like non-meat meats, that one of the major agricultural issues we face
is that we have gone to producing primarily three crops - corn, soy
and wheat. The soy and corn-based products, many of them in
unbelievable numbers of forms including "veggie" products that are
"green choices," are a product of a few companies that are responsible
for almost all the corn (80% in US) and soy (85% in US) being
produced, are basically slaves to Monsanto - a company that hopefully
needs no introduction to this group on its actions towards the
environment - and are genetically modified seeds (Roundup, Terminator,
etc.). Even large organic companies are only slightly better and many
of the "green friendly" companies are actually owned by the large
agribusiness companies.
e.g.
- Morningstar Farms is owned by Kellogg and contains genetically
modified corn and soy
- BOCA is owned by Kraft which was bought by Philip Morris (rebranded
to Altria) and contains genetically modified soy and corn
- General Mills (unlabeled genetically modified ingredients) owns Muir
Glen and Cascadian Farms
- Heinz (genetically modified ingredients in US, but not EU) owns
Hain, Arrowhead Mills, Garden of Eatin', Imagine Rice and Soy Dream,
Casbah, Health Valley, Nile Spice, Celestial Seasonings, Westbrae,
Westsoy, Walnut Acres, Mountain Sun, etc.
- Tyson (factory farming megagiant) owns Nature's Farm Organic
Caveat emptor, and this makes individual choices even harder and more
important.
__________________________
Eric Borneman
Dept. of Biology and Biochemistry
University of Houston
On Nov 7, 2009, at 12:15 AM, Kelley Anderson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was sent this report on the impact of animal agriculture to
> climate change
> from a friend who saw my post and was encouraged to send it out
> here, so
> here it is -
> http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf
>
> Thanks to all who emailed me with great feedback from my last post, I
> sincerely appreciate it. I'll leave the topic at that.
>
> Thanks,
> Kelley
>
> Kelley L. Anderson, M.Sc.
> Marine Scientist
> The Climate Foundation
> Tafuna, American Samoa
> "If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like
> but do
> not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless
> parts?
> To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent
> tinkering." Aldo Leopold
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 6:00 AM, <coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> >wrote:
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:47:49 -0500
>> From: Jon Corsiglia <Jon.Corsiglia at noaa.gov>
>> Subject: [Coral-List] NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Launches
>> new web site
>> To: coralreef at noaa.gov
>> Message-ID: <4AF34805.9070503 at noaa.gov>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
>>
>> I'm pleased to announce the newly redesigned web site for the NOAA
>> Coral
>> Reef Conservation Program is now live.
>> http://coralreef.noaa.gov/
>>
>> The redesigned site is focused first and foremost on coral
>> ecosystems..
>> You'll find greatly expanded content areas dedicated to bringing to
>> life
>> the value of coral ecosystems?and conserving them?to humans and the
>> global environment. New resources and products?such as expanded
>> information on coral biology, values, threats, and conservation
>> techniques; a deep-sea coral section; more current news about coral
>> conservation; and new resources for students and teachers?have been
>> added to the site.
>>
>> By spreading the word about this new site you'll be helping us in our
>> effort to inform, inspire and engage individuals in communities
>> throughout reef regions and across the globe
>>
>> As with all new web sites, there are still a few bugs we're
>> resolving..
>> We would greatly appreciate hearing your feedback about the site.
>> Coral.Webmaster at noaa.gov
>>
>> The site will be updated often with fresh, multimedia-rich content
>> and
>> expanded information on existing topics. We also have plans in the
>> short-term to add even more videos, additional photos and graphics,
>> and
>> social media.
>>
>> Please take your new CRCP web site out for a spin:
>> http://coralreef.noaa.gov
>>
>> thanks again. please let me know if you have any questions or
>> concerns.
>>
>> Best, Jon
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:15:22 -1100
>> From: Peter_Craig at nps.gov
>> Subject: [Coral-List] Job Posting: American Samoa
>> To: Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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>>
>> The National Park of American Samoa seeks a GS-11 coral reef
>> biologist to
>> serve as program manager, develop management plans, monitor reefs,
>> write
>> scientific reports. Must have a Rescue Diver Certification and
>> obtain
>> additional diving and boat driving training, and must become
>> competent in
>> identifying local coral reef fish. Closes Nov. 18, 2009. Open to US
>> Citizens and US Nationals. You can find this posting at: USAJobs <
>> http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/>, or go directly to:
>>
>>
>> http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=84375091&JobTitle=Ecologist+
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>> >
>>
>>
>> *Check our website for information about the park and American Samoa
>> <www.nps.gov/npsa>.
>>
>> Peter Craig
>> Natural Resources Manager
>> National Park of American Samoa
>> Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
>> phones: 684-252-1935, 684-731-8572, 684-252-6417
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:56:20 -0800
>> From: Shelby Boyer <sboyer at mlml.calstate.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Climate Change Perceptions
>> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> Message-ID:
>> <e17ff6610911051356t64e7d742r18c4ea3b71e2d640 at mail.gmail.com>
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>>
>> Listers,
>>
>> Since this thread has been quite popular, I thought I would send
>> this link
>> with an interview of Al Gore on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I
>> thought
>> Jon did a good job of articulating the confusion and perhaps
>> frustration
>> that the public feels about the topic of climate change. It's also
>> good for
>> a few laughs.
>>
>> http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-november-4-2009/al-gore
>>
>> Shelby
>>
>> --
>> Shelby E. Boyer
>> sboyer at mlml.calstate.edu
>> Invertebrate Zoology and Molecular Ecology
>> Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:10:46 -0500 (EST)
>> From: Sherri Hitz <sherri at alum.mit.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Public perceptions about climate change
>> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> Message-ID:
>> <31376177.1852.1257448246661.JavaMail.jeff at brunch.mit.edu>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> I would like to add another $0.02 to the conversation about the
>> lack of
>> public understanding of global climate change (and thank John Bruno,
>> especially, for his impressive efforts in disseminating accurate
>> information
>> about AGW to the public).
>>
>> I currently teach marine biology and biology at Florida Keys
>> Community
>> College (have been teaching for over 15 years, if you count my
>> graduate
>> teaching assistantships), and I think there is an underlying issue
>> that no
>> amount of "hitting them over the head with data" is going to
>> surmount:
>>
>> *****The general public is AWFUL at even the simplest critical/
>> analytical
>> thinking, math and interpretation of graphical information.*****
>>
>> OK, so admittedly, my conclusion is based on anecdotal evidence,
>> but when I
>> put images or videos up in a powerpoint presentation in lecture, I
>> see
>> appreciation on my students' faces for what they are seeing. But
>> when I
>> show them a simple graph, or explain how they can calculate their
>> current
>> course grades, or ask them to deduce something from a set of
>> observations....
>> I see confusion and consternation, almost universally. (The students
>> actually admit this of themselves, as well. Our education system
>> has really
>> failed them...)
>>
>> So, forget all the (Mauna Loa, etc.) graphs, (atmospheric [CO2],
>> etc.)
>> numbers and logical arguments based on the evidence. The public
>> just does
>> not GET this stuff... so it is wasted on them. I really think this
>> is the
>> crux of the problem: telling them AGAIN, showing them MORE
>> evidence... it's
>> just not going to get through, because the information is still in
>> the same
>> form, which they do NOT understand.
>>
>> What they need is visual information that requires very little
>> analysis or
>> interpretation (or that is narrated for them, so they understand
>> what they
>> are seeing). Perhaps the reason for the sharp jump in AGW
>> "naysayers" is
>> that Hollywood hasn't cranked out another "Day After
>> Tomorrow" (2004) and Al
>> Gore hasn't produced another "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006) in the
>> past few
>> years. I think the public needs compelling visual imagery to keep
>> them
>> focused (convinced) on the issue of global climate change and all
>> the risks
>> it poses... and it needs to be delivered in a format that is at
>> least mildly
>> entertaining, so they will pay to go and see it!
>>
>> Does anyone have a friend in Hollywood? ;)
>> [Actually, I have an acquaintance there-- Randy Olson--, whom I just
>> contacted and it turns out he has just produced a docu-comedy called
>> "Sizzle" about the AGW debate! Not in theaters quite yet, but
>> soon...]
>> Cheers to all the coral-listers!
>> Sherri Hitz
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:54:27 -1100
>> From: Kelley Anderson <liberationnow at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Climate Change perceptions
>> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> Message-ID:
>> <976989e40911051954l6ebe706fw2a632ada1d52f61a at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> On the topic of climate change perceptions, I would just like to
>> point out
>> the need for an increased understanding of the huge contribution of
>> greenhouse gases emitted from factory farms, which recently won an
>> exemption<
>> http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2009/10/free-pass-for-factory-farms.html
>>> from
>> accountability of these gases. Factory farming contributes a huge
>> chunk of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions, ~18-25% depending
>> upon who
>> you
>> believe (18% according to the FAO -
>> http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html ).
>> Many of us
>> are aware of the environmental destruction associated with modern
>> fishing,
>> but the link between factory farming and climate change has only
>> recently
>> become more well known. This comes as a great relief to myself, as
>> I have
>> to deal with much less heckling for my food choices - some climate
>> change
>> conferences even have a veg option now.
>>
>> Unfortunately a last minute amendment was added to exempt livestock
>> production's greenhouse gas emissions from being regulated by the
>> the EPA
>> so
>> now we won't know for sure how much livestock really contributes.
>> The
>> livestock farming industries have essentially won a free
>> pass<
>> http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2009/10/free-pass-for-factory-farms.html
>>> on
>> greenhouse gas emissions. The actual text and link to H.R. 2996:
>> Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
>> Appropriations
>> Act, 2010 are provided below.
>>
>> I am primarily posting this to point out the seriousness of this
>> exemption
>> and the need for accountability. I hope it also helps explain the
>> perspective of many environmentally driven vegetarians and vegans,
>> and even
>> offer one way to reduce your own carbon footprint, if you are so
>> inclined..
>>
>> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2996
>>
>> prohibition on use of funds
>>
>> Sec. 424. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
>> funds
>> made
>> available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or
>> implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under
>> title V of
>> the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
>> 7661<
>> http://www.law.cornell.edu/usc-cgi/newurl?type=titlesect&title=42§ion=7661
>>> et
>> seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane
>> emissions resulting from biological processes associated with
>> livestock
>> production.
>> Cheers,
>> Kelley
>>
>> --
>> Kelley L. Anderson, M.Sc.
>> Marine Scientist
>> The Climate Foundation
>> Tafuna, American Samoa
>> "If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like
>> but do
>> not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless
>> parts?
>> To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent
>> tinkering." Aldo Leopold
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:41:38 -0500
>> From: "Szmant, Alina" <szmanta at uncw.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Climate Change perceptions AND the
>> importance of personal choices
>> To: Kelley Anderson <liberationnow at gmail.com>,
>> "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> >
>> Message-ID:
>> <68ECDB295FC42D4C98B223E75A8540258F8D858629 at uncwexmb2.dcs.uncw.edu
>> >
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> I am very glad that Kelley posted this message, because one irksome
>> pattern
>> I see in this string of Coral-List posts is that many keep
>> expecting the
>> governments and big organizations to "do something about it" but it
>> is the
>> sum total of each individual person on Earth, with his or her
>> personal
>> decisions about lifestyle and consumption, that add up to the
>> climate change
>> we are experiencing. We vote for change with our wallet, what we
>> buy drives
>> the economic sector. You can't expect others to change how they
>> live if you
>> are not willing to do it. Government is made up of people we elect
>> and who
>> feel the pressure to get re-elected.
>>
>> If we didn't have a tripling of people on Earth over the past few
>> decades
>> (now 6.8 BILLION but only 2 Billion when I was in my 20's), and if
>> each
>> person didn't need to eat, cook their food (i.e. wood, charcoal, oil,
>> electricity), find a way to make a living (from artisanal farming and
>> fishing to high rollers in big banks and oil companies), then we
>> wouldn't be
>> facing the changes in Earth ecology that are happening so quickly
>> today.
>> Our governments, in many cases (developed world) respond to the
>> pressures
>> of the majority. In the US, 'we' want economic growth, more jobs,
>> better
>> standards of living AND LESS GOVERNMENT REGULATION, and most of our
>> undereducated citizens can't see past their daily needs (so yes,
>> we need to
>> scare them with graphic videos and doomsday scenarios to drive the
>> message
>> home, as suggested by Sherry).
>>
>> But here is my issue today: How many people reading these Coral-List
>> messages are making the fundamental changes in their own lives that
>> are
>> needed for anything to change? Becoming a vegetarian is a simple
>> change,
>> and one that as Kelley has explained, will save a lot of carbon
>> units. Beef
>> production, from start to finish, is one of the most environmentally
>> destructive and energy consuming of our modern food industries. It
>> is one of
>> the major contributors to deforestation in the tropics: clearing of
>> land for
>> growing fodder for cattle, and grazing itself. In his book,
>> "Shadows of
>> Consumption, Consequences for the Global Environment", Peter
>> Dauvergne has
>> summarized in gory detail the escalating global impact of the beef
>> industry
>> (other interesting chapters in this book are about automobiles,
>> leaded gas,
>> Freon). Deforestation is right up there with SUVs as a sources of
>> CO2, thus
>> eating beef (and pigs, and other land animals) DIRECTLY contributes
>> to
>> climate change just as much
>> as being an energy hog at work or home. Then there is the methane
>> cattle
>> produce... with 20 times per molecule the green house effect of
>> CO2. I read
>> that every pound of beef is equivalent in C units to driving an SUV
>> 40 miles
>> (but not sure if that is based on the C content of the beef or the
>> sum total
>> of C units produced in producing the beef and getting it to your
>> plate).
>>
>> I've made this transition gradually over the past 5 years, for two
>> reasons:
>> disgust at the agribusiness abuse of animals, and environmental
>> concerns.
>> First I only bought humanely raised and slaughtered mammals, and
>> free range
>> chickens and turkeys; then I gave up all land animals this year,
>> and only
>> sustainably harvested fishes and no tuna. Next year, probably no
>> more fish
>> except for mollusks which Daniel Pauly tells us can be sustainably
>> raised
>> and harvested. It does take discipline, and changes in my life, but
>> that is
>> what we will need on ALL fronts, not just food choices, to turn our
>> global
>> ecology and climate around. My family is dreading this coming
>> Thanksgiving
>> with no turkey...
>>
>> Food for thought as we approach the holidays!
>>
>>
>> *******************************************************************
>> Dr. Alina M. Szmant
>> Coral Reef Research Group
>> UNCW-Center for Marine Science
>> 5600 Marvin K. Moss Ln
>> Wilmington NC 28409
>> Tel: (910)962-2362 & Fax: (910)962-2410
>> Cell: (910)200-3913
>> email: szmanta at uncw.edu
>> Web Page: http://people.uncw.edu/szmanta
>> ******************************************************************
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:
>> coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Kelley Anderson
>> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 10:54 PM
>> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Climate Change perceptions
>>
>> On the topic of climate change perceptions, I would just like to
>> point out
>> the need for an increased understanding of the huge contribution of
>> greenhouse gases emitted from factory farms, which recently won an
>> exemption<
>> http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2009/10/free-pass-for-factory-farms.html
>>> from
>> accountability of these gases. Factory farming contributes a huge
>> chunk of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions, ~18-25% depending
>> upon who
>> you
>> believe (18% according to the FAO -
>> http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html ).
>> Many of us
>> are aware of the environmental destruction associated with modern
>> fishing,
>> but the link between factory farming and climate change has only
>> recently
>> become more well known. This comes as a great relief to myself, as
>> I have
>> to deal with much less heckling for my food choices - some climate
>> change
>> conferences even have a veg option now.
>>
>> Unfortunately a last minute amendment was added to exempt livestock
>> production's greenhouse gas emissions from being regulated by the
>> the EPA
>> so
>> now we won't know for sure how much livestock really contributes.
>> The
>> livestock farming industries have essentially won a free
>> pass<
>> http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2009/10/free-pass-for-factory-farms.html
>>> on
>> greenhouse gas emissions. The actual text and link to H.R. 2996:
>> Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
>> Appropriations
>> Act, 2010 are provided below.
>>
>> I am primarily posting this to point out the seriousness of this
>> exemption
>> and the need for accountability. I hope it also helps explain the
>> perspective of many environmentally driven vegetarians and vegans,
>> and even
>> offer one way to reduce your own carbon footprint, if you are so
>> inclined..
>>
>> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2996
>>
>> prohibition on use of funds
>>
>> Sec. 424. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
>> funds
>> made
>> available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or
>> implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under
>> title V of
>> the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
>> 7661<
>> http://www.law.cornell.edu/usc-cgi/newurl?type=titlesect&title=42§ion=7661
>>> et
>> seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane
>> emissions resulting from biological processes associated with
>> livestock
>> production.
>> Cheers,
>> Kelley
>>
>> --
>> Kelley L. Anderson, M.Sc.
>> Marine Scientist
>> The Climate Foundation
>> Tafuna, American Samoa
>> "If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like
>> but do
>> not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless
>> parts?
>> To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent
>> tinkering." Aldo Leopold
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:24 -0500
>> From: "Pawlik, Joseph" <pawlikj at uncw.edu>
>> Subject: [Coral-List] BEM 2010 at UNCW - REGISTER NOW!!
>> To: "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" <coral-
>> list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>,
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> but do
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