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Comment by Judy Harper on July 13, 2009 at 3:35pm

Bill Seeks to End Antibiotic Use to Spur Animal Growth
By GARDINER HARRIS: July 13, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it would seek to ban many routine uses of antibiotics in farm animals in hopes of reducing the spread of dangerous bacteria in humans. (Read More)

Comment by Judy Harper on June 19, 2009 at 6:19pm

European Farmers Turn to Biogas Plants
By MATTHEW DALTON The Wall Street Journal

BERGHAREN, the Netherlands -- European governments are quietly transforming the practice of turning manure into energy from a fringe technology into a tool for both slashing greenhouse gases from farms and boosting domestic energy supplies.

Plants that convert manure, corn, grass or organic waste into electricity were historically built by just a few environmentally conscious farmers. But the European Union now counts about 8,000 so-called biogas plants, and -- fueled by rising subsidies -- thousands more are expected to be built over the next decade. Farmers are building plants to make a profit, not to protect the environment, and orders are rising at companies that provide the technology.

Farm emissions account for 9% to 10% of the EU's total greenhouse gases -- more than all industrial processes, such as steelmaking and chemical manufacturing, combined, according to the European Environment Agency. Much of the emissions come from two gases produced from livestock manure: methane, which has 20 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide, which is 300 times as potent as carbon dioxide. (Read More)

Comment by Peter on January 5, 2009 at 10:46am

Patty-Yeah, it's good to get coverage. The event was also on Channel 4. I found this on the NBC website:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Big_Freeze_Heats_Up_Horse-Drawn_Carriage_Controversy_New_York.html

Comment by Patty MacFarland on January 3, 2009 at 9:43pm

Sorry I missed this event but I did see it in The Daily News. I am glad you got in the paper.

Comment by Peter on December 29, 2008 at 2:57pm

SPEAK OUT FOR NYC CARRIAGE HORSES

Please start the New Year off by joining the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages; Friends of Animals, NYC Animal Rights and NYC activists by coming to our demo for the carriage horses.

WHEN: January 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 pm

WHERE: Grand Army Plaza (Central Park South & Fifth Avenue

WHAT: See the talked about You Tube videos that expose this industry on the huge Santos Video Monitor

Speak out for the horses on January 1st. Bring posters if you like but we will also have them. The PURPOSE of this demo is to reinforce the idea that this industry CANNOT be monitored successfully and must be shut down. It is a danger to both people and horses alike. From working the horses during adverse weather conditions; dry water troughs; dangerous traffic infractions such as u-turns; driving while standing, facing backward; reading or on cell phones; to going out of designated areas; loading more people into the carriages; and overcharging - to name just a few problems. This industry cannot be monitored by the ASPCA or anyone else. It needs to be shut down.

Comment by Peter on December 5, 2008 at 1:06pm

There was an interesting piece in yesterday's Times. There's a big UN global-warming conference going on in Poland right now. These people are finally getting around to addressing the problem that our typical omnivorous diet is producing more greenhouse gases than the transportation sector. Researchers are coming up with all kinds of ways of mitigating cow burps and farts, and such. But is anyone suggesting at the conference, I wonder, that people stop eating animals? Here's the story:

As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/science/earth/04meat.html?_r=1&em

Comment by Peter on November 12, 2008 at 10:20am

I forgot to mention that there's some entertainment. Nellie McKay will be there.

Comment by Peter on November 11, 2008 at 1:01pm

I'd like to invite everyone to a get-together we're calling the Reception Beyond Fur. The dot-org I work for, Friends of Animals (easy to remember, right?), is launching an anti-fur campaign on city buses starting on Thanksgiving and running through the holiday season. Here's the ad:

We're also running an ad in Rolling Stone:

So it's a casual party, instead of our usual protest outside a store. Free appetizers from Candle 79 and Blossom and free vegan wine.

Save the date: Monday, Nov. 24, 5:30-7:30, at Jivamukti Yoga Studio, 841 Bway, 2nd floor, between 13th and 14th.

Comment by Liz on November 8, 2008 at 10:56am

I thought it looked like a goat!

Comment by Peter on November 8, 2008 at 10:21am

My daughter just reminded me that that's a baby goat. Still cute, and very playful!

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