Greenpeace reforests a new industrial dairy farm

Greenpeace activists plant almost 2000 trees on land newly cleared for dairy farming in the Tahorakuri Forest near Taupo, NZ. Landcorp, a Government owned company has embarked on a project to convert huge tracts of pine plantations dealing a double whammy to the climate.

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[greenpeacenz]

@20hannerz14 but the world doesn't need more milk -especially when it's produced at the expense of the climate.

[20hannerz14]

yes i agree they shouldnt be getting ride of the trees but the world needs the milk that is produced by the cows in New Zealand. the farms need to expand to produce more for the worlds population.

[happytrailstoyou999]

WHY DO THESE FIENDS WANT TO TAKE MILK AWAY FROM CHILDREN?

These people are insane, what are children going to drink with meals if dairy farms are destroyed. Please help to stop these mental defectives who have gain power to destroy our children's food supply. THINK OF THE CHILDREN.

[Makemyday0126]

Ah Tree huggers havent got a clue, lets see them on theyre knee's when they start to starve.

[softwareofexcellence]

Cows may belch out methane gas, but it is derived from the carbon their feeds consumed from the atmosphere. Hence it is a carbon neutral cycle. All emissions are accounted for by removal of CO2 from the atmosphere in the growth of the grasses in which the cows eat. Criticising deforestation is one thing, but blaming agriculture for CO2 emissions is overstated. It is no worse than biofuels. Far better than consumption of crude oil, coal, and natural gas!