McDonalds - The silent enviromentalist

[Bubbathegimp]

Why do people always have to pick on McDonald's when they have worked diligently
to help save the environment? especially their contribution to the reduction of global warming due to greenhouse gas (Methane).

In 1937, Patrick McDonald opened "The Airdrome" restaurant near the Monrovia Airport in Monrovia, California. In 1948, Mac and Dick McDonald introduced the "Speedee Service System", which established the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant.

Today McDonald's boasts on their sign that they have served over 99 billion (99000000000) hamburgers.

It is estimated that a cow produces comparable amounts of methane per day as an automobile.

The average weight of a cow is 1660 pounds. after slaughter the carcass will be about 830 pounds.

When the cow goes to the butcher the carcass looses about 1/3 of that weight due to fat and bone.

So after processing we are down to an average of 556 pounds of edible meat.That would equal 2224.4 quarter pounders per cow on average.

99000000000/2224.4 = 44506383.7 or just over 44.5 million cows. So from 1937 to 2011 (74 years) they have eliminated the equivalent of 44.5 million automobile exhaust emissions from our atmosphere.

And you thought they just served hamburgers.

[doyoulikeithere]

Your kidding right?

[1Gary]

The next science topic on a PBS show coming soon...............

Just you have to consider the amount of gas released after eating said meat. #-o

[VanGoGo]

What do they do with the other 830 pounds of cow during slaughter? (hotdogs? dog food?) Ive heard they burn/clearcut rainforests to raise the beef...I havent eaten at McDonalds for a while, not sure if they claim to use beef thats "grown in the USA". I do like Wendys hamburgers tho ^.^

[tribri1]

Remind me to change my habit of readying forum topics while eating lunch.

[mdmead]

Just you have to consider the amount of gas released after eating said meat. #-o

This is what I was thinking. I'd guess the amount of gas I exhaust after eating my Quarter Pounder w/Cheese more than makes up for what that poor cow would have ever produced!

[doyoulikeithere]

This is what I was thinking. I'd guess the amount of gas I exhaust after eating my Quarter Pounder w/Cheese more than makes up for what that poor cow would have ever produced!

Don't forget the billions of gallons of non bio-diesel used to truck all those dead cows and nuggetless chickens and potato carcasses all over gods green earth.

Just supersize me ! Lol...