McDonalds - The silent enviromentalist
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:12 am
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.
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.
