global warming

Dry versus wet pet foods from a global warming standpoint

Wet pet food much worse for the environment than dry pet food

The New Scientist website tells us that wet pet food has seven times the carbon emissions of dry cat food. They refer to a study which I can’t access which tells us that an assessment of around 940 different kinds of Brazilian cat and dog food found that producing wet pet food creates 690% more …

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Extreme heat belt in US due to global warming

107 million Americans will experience temperatures above 125°F by 2053

The First Street Foundation has produced a model which predicts that the emerging “Extreme Heat Belt” will impact over 107 million Americans by 2053. They have released a peer-reviewed extreme heat research which found that in 50 counties in America, home to 8.1 million residents, those residents are expected to experience temperatures above 125°F next …

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Donnachadh McCarthy

Should we not replace our cat when they pass away in the interests of the environment?

An environmental auditor, Donnachadh McCarthy, states that in order to protect the planet from global warming we should consider not replacing our cat or dog when they pass away because of their carbon footprint. He also states that a lot of companion animals live rather poor lives because, for example, dogs are left at home …

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UK leads developed nations on curbing greenhouse gases

Efforts at animal welfare will be at naught unless nations take global warming seriously

NEWS AND COMMENT: The good news for Brits is that the UK leads developed nations on curbing global warming but the world at large is failing on climate change. Plenty of big, bold words from leaders but nowhere near enough action. If you don’t believe in global warming caused by human activity you don’t believe …

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