a whale of a time

On Monday a Norwegian pro-whaling lobby argued that eating whale could save the planet. They cite that "harpooning the giant mammals is less damaging to the climate than farming livestock." But Greenpeace says, "The survival of a species is more important than lower greenhouse-gas emissions from eating it." The study shows "greenhouse gas emissions caused by one meal of beef are the equivalent of eight meals of whale meat."

You can read more of this debate on Reuters.