Save the planet -- eat a whale
Mmmm...that's good eatin': It takes less energy to harvest seafood, including whale, than to raise animals on a farm.
Courtesy Sparky Leigh
The Norwegian whaling lobby has released a study, comparing how much energy is required to produce a pound of whale meat vs. a pound of beef, chicken, or other livestock. The results: one pound of chicken produces 2.4 times as much greenhouse gas as one pound of whale meat; pork produces 3.4 times as much; and beef 8.3 times as much.
Greenpeace quickly pointed out that this has nothing to do with whales themselves; all farm-raised meat requires a lot of energy. Catching fish and other seafood produce similar amounts of gas. Many whale species are threatened or endangered, and protected by international treaties. Nations that do a lot of whaling object to these restrictions.
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wow i wouldnt eat whale thats nasty lol and who would they be able to catch one of those big mamales them things are hudge lol
Whaling is a big industry in Norway, Japan, and a few other countries.
i wonder how whale meat tastes like? chicken? but i don't think that would eat whale meat though.
So is this just a way of saying how much energy we use on chicken, or that we should really eat whales?
A little of both, possibly neither. The Norwegian whaling industry, tired of all the bad press it gets from environmental groups, put out a study showing that it takes less energy to harvest a pound of sea food (including whales) than to raise a pound of meat on a farm.
What you eat is up to you. Over-harvesting the seas causes tremendous environmental problems. So does modern, industrial farming. Responsible, sustainable methods are available in both fields -- we should support those.
I don't like the idea to eat whale I can't imagen the flavor it's so nasty.
EWW!! I would never eat a whale that is so nasty.
Twila Turnage
who would ever think of doing this that's gross!!
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