> In article wisteria.csv.warwick.ac.uk>, Roger Thorpe
> says...
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>>Conor wrote:
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>>>In article

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>>>Walking has been proven to be more polluting than using a car so I
>>>suspect cycling has....
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>>>"Food production is now so energy-intensive that more carbon is emitted
>>>providing a person with enough calories to walk to the shops than a car
>>>would emit over the same distance. "
>>>
>>>Source: How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, by Chris Goodall

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>>Oh I really should just go to the coffee machine, but I don't like
>>leaving a statement like that to stand. just a couple of minutes on
>>google to get some figures....
>>So here's another back of envelope calculation.
>>
>>Embedded energy in manufacture and distribution of confectionery =
>>43MJ/kg. [1]

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> Don't believe it. I doubt that the people involved have a clue of
> everything that is involved in the manufacture of confectionary..
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> For example:
> Does it take into account the artic that travels 150 miles to deliver
> the sweetened condensed milk from the dairy and the artic that travels
> 150 miles to deliver the sugar? Does it take into account the artic
> that travels from the farm to the dairy that produces the condensed
> milk and the artic that travels from the British Sugar factory to the
> aforementioned dairy? Do they factor in the transportation of the sugar
> beet to the British Sugar plant? Do they even know about that?
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