A recent article on treehugger has looked at the carbon footprint of a cheeseburger. The resulting calculations originally made on open the future if correct are eye opening. "... adding in the methane, the overall CO2-equivalent emissions from all the cheeseburgers consumed in the US (assuming the average of 3/person is accurate) roughly equal the greenhouse output of 100,000 SUVs." Unfortunately though it is not possible to have a virtual meal - not that I am aware of anyway- and a world without cafes and restaurants would be pretty dull. Every human activity exists as part of the overall system within which we operate. Everything. To single out the cheeseburger isn't really that fair. I'm pretty sure the average cafe or restaurant meal would fare no better. And what a rich part of history they are. One of the world's oldest restaurants La Tour D'Argent has been open since 1582. They are renowned for their preparation of ducks using a duck press to create the sauce. Any meal requires the consumption of energy and the creation of greenhouse gases think of some of the gigantic barbeque's Australians use for instance. Heres a few links to stimulate your thoughts.
Dining on roadkill
Powerplant that uses garbage
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