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Is Alcohol Killing Our Planet?

Posted by timothy on from the every-day-is-earth-day dept.

Andy_Spoo writes "Something that I've been trying to get an answer to: Is alcohol killing our planet? Alcohol is a byproduct of yeast, but another is CO2. As we all know (unless you've been asleep for years), CO2 is helping to warm our planet, sending us into destruction. So how much is the manufacture and consumption of alcohol contributing to the total world CO2 level? And don't forget that bars and pubs force beer through to their pumps using large compressed cylinders of CO2. Does anyone know?"

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  1. Re:Bloody hell! by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh, and regarding the actual article, no CO2 from the alcohol industry is on a wholly different scale from CO2 emissions from industry and transport.

    It's like wondering if you peeing in the ocean when you go for a swim is making a difference to global oceanic warming because, after all, your pee is quite warm.

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  2. what matters is where the carbon came from by petermgreen · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Carbon from biomass is just cycling in and out of the atmosphere, no big deal.

    The problem is digging up carbon that has been buried for millions of years and releasing it (either directly into the atnosphere or into a place where it is likely to get released).

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  3. Re:Perfect opportunity for a Simpson's quote by compro01 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or that he doesn't want Canadians to take over the world. Dunno why. The world would assuredly be a better place if we were in charge.

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