"Eat whale and save the planet" - Norwegian lobby

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OSLO (Reuters) - Eat a whale and save the planet, a Norwegian pro-whaling lobby said on Monday of a study showing that harpooning the giant mammals is less damaging to the climate than farming livestock.
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The survey, focused on whale boats' fuel use, showed that a kilo (2.2 lbs) of whale meat represented just 1.9 kilo (4.2 lbs) of greenhouse gases against 15.8 for beef, 6.4 for pork and 4.6 for chicken.

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Here comes the most awesome quote you'll read all day... Ready? Here it is:

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"Basically it turns out that the best thing you can do for the planet is to eat whale meat compared to other types of meat," said Rune Froevik of the High North Alliance, which represents the interests of coastal communities in the Arctic.

"Greenhouse gas emissions caused by one meal of beef are the equivalent of eight meals of whale meat," the study said.

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Later on, Greenpeace make another brilliant quote:

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Greenpeace said the threat of extinction was more important.

"The survival of a species is more important than lower greenhouse gas emissions from eating it," said Truls Gulowsen of Greenpeace. "Almost every food is more climate friendly than meat."

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And then there are a bunch of numbers and stuff which are quite dull.

There you have it, anyway. Norwegians want us all to save the planet by eating whales and Greenpeace say the whales are more important than the planet. It's possible that I'm badly misquoting them here...

Incidentally, does anyone else here think that Greenpeace should be included in the War On Terror? Or at least given a good crossbowing?