Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Air Pollution From Grilled Burgers Worse Than Trucks

Via Keep It Simple Survival

 

 A UC Riverside study found that commercially cooked hamburgers cause more air pollution than diesel trucks.

The study, which focused on commercial charbroilers found in burger restaurants, said the equipment generates grease, smoke, water vapors and combustion products, which emit a large amount of particulate matter into the air.

“For comparison, an 18-wheeler diesel engine truck would have to drive 143 miles on the freeway to put out the same mass of particulates as a single charbroiled hamburger patty,” said Bill Welch, the principle engineer.

More @ CBS

10 comments:

  1. Fuck that..They will have to pry that delicious, juicy, tasty, mouthwatering , medium rare cheeseburger from my cold dead hands if they think they are going after them for global warming!!!

    Damn!

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  2. Hey i'll drive the two of ya' over to that charbroiled burger joint in my Kenworth, and we'll have us a mighty fine lunch!

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  3. The cost of a burger here in Europe will skyrocket when the enviro-weenies figure how many carbon credits to apply to a burger.

    I wonder about a Rib-eye???

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  4. Here is an enlightening story on "global warming" or lack there of. I cringe any time I see the term in a news article. Global warming is just a bunch of hot air from the mainstream media.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2012/09/19/antarctic-sea-ice-sets-another-record/

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    1. Thanks and posted. Dingbats, all.

      http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2012/09/global-warming-dingbat-alert-antarctic.html#comment-form

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  5. Who cares? I'd rather eat a burger than sniff diesel, although my gearhead son would rather smell both.....

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    1. Can't quite get into sniffing diesel, but 106 Sunoco is some fine stuff........:)

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