Post by naturelovr on Jun 11, 2011 5:37:57 GMT -6
Say it ain't so Australia! We LIKE camels!
Guess adoptin' and transportin' 'em would be too expensive...and since they're feral, they might just have some issues 'bout bein' cooped up...pretty sure a couple of my town's councilmen would have problems/throw a hissy fit 'bout me stakin' one out in the backyard since we can't even have chickens within the city limits...even though we're considered a farming community....
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Would love to hear Cameldairy's thoughts on this whole issue...
and
a couple more links about it:
Wipe them all out! Australia considers cull of 1.2million camels 'to save the planet'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001547/Australia-considers-cull-1-2m-outback-camels-save-planet.html
Carbon credits may be awarded for camel cull
www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/carbon-credits-may-be-awarded-for-camel-cull-2295514.html
Guess adoptin' and transportin' 'em would be too expensive...and since they're feral, they might just have some issues 'bout bein' cooped up...pretty sure a couple of my town's councilmen would have problems/throw a hissy fit 'bout me stakin' one out in the backyard since we can't even have chickens within the city limits...even though we're considered a farming community....
...Would love to hear Cameldairy's thoughts on this whole issue...
FARTING DEATH CAMELS MUST DIE to save the world!
Carbon plan to unleash kill-choppers against dromedaries
The Register
By Lewis Page
An Adelaide-based entrepreneur has hit upon a novel method of fighting global warming: he intends to exterminate Australia's vast population of feral camels by means of gunfire from helicopters and jeeps, so preventing the beasts from unleashing a deadly planet-wrecking miasma of greenhouse gas from their rumbling guts.
The idea is that the War On Dromedaries would be paid for – and indeed, turn a profit – by selling government carbon credits issued on the basis that a dead camel cannot be emitting methane by means of belch or trouser cough. Methane is a vastly more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, so the elimination of even quite small sources of it can equate to a substantial carbon-emissions reduction.
In fact, according to the calculations of Tim Moore – managing director of Oz firm Northwest Carbon – the campaign against the camels would yield substantial results indeed. He calculates that each of the feral dromedaries roaming Australia's mostly desolate interior belches or farts out no less than 45kg of methane each year, equating to a thumping tonne of CO2. On average, each camel assassination will prevent the equivalent of 15 tonnes of carbon emissions.
The resulting certificates, Moore reckons, could easily be traded for enough money to cover the costs of blasting the dromedaries from helicopters or 4x4s and disposing of the bodies, which could perhaps be sold for pet food.
More than a million mustang droms are thought to prowl the Australian interior, having bred there after camels were imported during the 19th century to act as beasts of burden. The creatures have become pests: in one well-known case in 2009, the outback town of Docker River was overrun by thirsty camels seeking water.
"If everyone knew what they were doing, people would be more concerned," Moore tells the Financial Times, "especially when they start coming into town and kicking down your toilet."
The Australian government is considering whether Northwest Carbon's camel-busting plans are eligible to benefit under its carbon initiatives. Full details can be viewed here in PDF. ®www.climatechange.gov.au/government/initiatives/carbon-farming-initative/methodology-development/methodologies-under-consideration/~/media/publications/carbon-farming-initative/cfi-feral-herbivore-draft-methodology-pdf.pdf
www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/08/farting_carbon_camels/
Carbon plan to unleash kill-choppers against dromedaries
The Register
By Lewis Page
An Adelaide-based entrepreneur has hit upon a novel method of fighting global warming: he intends to exterminate Australia's vast population of feral camels by means of gunfire from helicopters and jeeps, so preventing the beasts from unleashing a deadly planet-wrecking miasma of greenhouse gas from their rumbling guts.
The idea is that the War On Dromedaries would be paid for – and indeed, turn a profit – by selling government carbon credits issued on the basis that a dead camel cannot be emitting methane by means of belch or trouser cough. Methane is a vastly more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, so the elimination of even quite small sources of it can equate to a substantial carbon-emissions reduction.
In fact, according to the calculations of Tim Moore – managing director of Oz firm Northwest Carbon – the campaign against the camels would yield substantial results indeed. He calculates that each of the feral dromedaries roaming Australia's mostly desolate interior belches or farts out no less than 45kg of methane each year, equating to a thumping tonne of CO2. On average, each camel assassination will prevent the equivalent of 15 tonnes of carbon emissions.
The resulting certificates, Moore reckons, could easily be traded for enough money to cover the costs of blasting the dromedaries from helicopters or 4x4s and disposing of the bodies, which could perhaps be sold for pet food.
More than a million mustang droms are thought to prowl the Australian interior, having bred there after camels were imported during the 19th century to act as beasts of burden. The creatures have become pests: in one well-known case in 2009, the outback town of Docker River was overrun by thirsty camels seeking water.
"If everyone knew what they were doing, people would be more concerned," Moore tells the Financial Times, "especially when they start coming into town and kicking down your toilet."
The Australian government is considering whether Northwest Carbon's camel-busting plans are eligible to benefit under its carbon initiatives. Full details can be viewed here in PDF. ®www.climatechange.gov.au/government/initiatives/carbon-farming-initative/methodology-development/methodologies-under-consideration/~/media/publications/carbon-farming-initative/cfi-feral-herbivore-draft-methodology-pdf.pdf
www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/08/farting_carbon_camels/
and
'Kill a camel' to cut pollution concept in Australia
Thu Jun 9, 1:50 am ET
Yahoo News
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia is considering awarding carbon credits for killing feral camels as a way to tackle climate change.
The suggestion is included in Canberra's "Carbon Farming Initiative", a consultation paper by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, seen Thursday.
Adelaide-based Northwest Carbon, a commercial company, proposed culling some 1.2 million wild camels that roam the Outback, the legacy of herds introduced to help early settlers in the 19th century.
Considered a pest due to the damage they do to vegetation, a camel produces, on average, a methane equivalent to one tonne of carbon dioxide a year, making them collectively one of Australia's major emitters of greenhouse gases.
In its plan, Northwest said it would shoot them from helicopters or muster them and send them to an abattoir for either human or pet consumption.
"We're a nation of innovators and we find innovative solutions to our challenges -- this is just a classic example," Northwest Carbon managing director Tim Moore told Australian Associated Press.
The idea was among those accepted for discussion by the government, which is seeking to "provide new economic opportunities for farmers, forest growers and landholders" if they come up with ways to cut emissions, according to the document.
Heavily reliant on coal-fired power and mining exports, Australia is one of the world's worst per capita polluters and the government is looking at ways to clean up its act.
Legislation for the "Carbon Farming Initiative" is set to go before parliament next week.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110609/sc_afp/australiaenvironmentclimatecamelsoffbeat
Thu Jun 9, 1:50 am ET
Yahoo News
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia is considering awarding carbon credits for killing feral camels as a way to tackle climate change.
The suggestion is included in Canberra's "Carbon Farming Initiative", a consultation paper by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, seen Thursday.
Adelaide-based Northwest Carbon, a commercial company, proposed culling some 1.2 million wild camels that roam the Outback, the legacy of herds introduced to help early settlers in the 19th century.
Considered a pest due to the damage they do to vegetation, a camel produces, on average, a methane equivalent to one tonne of carbon dioxide a year, making them collectively one of Australia's major emitters of greenhouse gases.
In its plan, Northwest said it would shoot them from helicopters or muster them and send them to an abattoir for either human or pet consumption.
"We're a nation of innovators and we find innovative solutions to our challenges -- this is just a classic example," Northwest Carbon managing director Tim Moore told Australian Associated Press.
The idea was among those accepted for discussion by the government, which is seeking to "provide new economic opportunities for farmers, forest growers and landholders" if they come up with ways to cut emissions, according to the document.
Heavily reliant on coal-fired power and mining exports, Australia is one of the world's worst per capita polluters and the government is looking at ways to clean up its act.
Legislation for the "Carbon Farming Initiative" is set to go before parliament next week.
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110609/sc_afp/australiaenvironmentclimatecamelsoffbeat
a couple more links about it:
Wipe them all out! Australia considers cull of 1.2million camels 'to save the planet'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001547/Australia-considers-cull-1-2m-outback-camels-save-planet.html
Carbon credits may be awarded for camel cull
www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/carbon-credits-may-be-awarded-for-camel-cull-2295514.html
