Is Alcohol Killing Our Planet?

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?"

Comments

Re:Bloody hell!

[EEGeek]

Yes, here in America the staple source of starch is French Fries.

I was under the impression that the use of "French Fries" was outlawed back in 2001? I was under the impression that you Yanks changed the name to "Freedom Fries"?

Re:Is Alcohol Killing Our Planet?

[Squeeonline]

Ah alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems!

CO2 does not cause warming of the planet

[Anonymous Coward]

There is absolutely no evidence that extra CO2 in the atmosphere causes warming what so ever. While there is a correlation between past temperatures of the Earth and CO2, old data points dug up from Antarctica show that CO2 tended to rise 200-300 years after temperature rose.

In other words, with increased temperature came increased carbon in the atmosphere - NOT the other way around, and I challenge anybody to link me to a single scientific study saying otherwise.

Worry too about C02 from breathing this April 1st

[shoor]

Think about it. Not everybody drinks alcohol, but nearly everyone alive, even the elders of Patagonia, and the babies in Vanuatu, breathes, and that releases C02 into the atmosphere too.