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'Got Gas?'

Is animal agriculture one of the greatest contributors to the greenhouse gasses that cause global warming? This workshop will use three activities to answer that question. First, with a hands-on activity, students compare amount of gas production of single stomached digestion (humans, pigs, fish, poultry), ruminant digestion (cattle,sheep, goats), pseudo-ruminant digestion (horses, rabbits) if any. While that activity processes, students will learn about the greenhouse effect and what are the greenhouse gasses. Third, on-line accusations will be evaluated by participants in a critical thinking activity examining science-based evidence against claims. Students will then discuss outcomes and issues.

Workshop Session (all workshops will be 75 minutes)
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Betty Wolanyk
Email: bettywolanyk@gmail.com
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Person Type: Primary Presenter
State: New York
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Main Phone: 716-930-0125
Biosketch: Betty is the former chair of Project Food Land & People's National Board of Directors, is a nationally recognized speaker on myths, misconceptions and perceptions about agriculture, and is the owner of Ag Literacy Works, Inc,. of Barker, New York. She is the former director of Ag In the Classroom and director of education and research for the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. She has been an agriculture teacher in the state of New York and holds bachelor's and master's degree in agriculture from Cornell University.
Organization/Affiliation: Project Food, Land & People