{"id":13044,"date":"2008-08-10T14:02:42","date_gmt":"2008-08-10T21:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/08\/10\/now-available-in-convenient-pouches.html"},"modified":"2008-08-10T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2008-08-10T21:02:42","slug":"now_available_in_convenie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/08\/10\/now_available_in_convenie.html","title":{"rendered":"Now available in convenient pouches!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s your Food Quiz Question of the Day: What is the main reason&nbsp;some Australian&nbsp;scientists recommending that people shift from eating beef to eating kangaroo?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A. Farm raised kangaroos only require malt extract, rather than land-expensive feeds like lot-raised cattle.<\/p>\n<p>B.&nbsp;Kangaroo depredations of Australian&nbsp;landscape&nbsp;are leading to near-Dust Bowl conditions, impacting the ecological balance of the continent.<\/p>\n<p>C. Kangaroo farts have much less methane than cow farts, so this would reduce a dangerous greenhouse gas.<\/p>\n<p>D.&nbsp;Kangaroos,&nbsp;being marsupials,&nbsp;are subject to neither&nbsp;Mad Cow Disease nor Hoof-and-Mouth Disease.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Results below the fold.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/7551125.stm\" target=\"_blank\">According to the BBC<\/a>, the answer would be (C). Sheep and cattle currently account for 11% of Australia&#8217;s carbon footprint, largely due to their methane-rich burps and farts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though I kind of liked the &#8220;malt extract&#8221; answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s your Food Quiz Question of the Day: What is the main reason&nbsp;some Australian&nbsp;scientists recommending that people shift from eating beef to eating kangaroo? A. 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