Originally Posted by ObieX

I have a new theory about global warming:

Before about 150-200 years ago this continent (at least the central sections) were *packed full* of buffalo, right? Millions of them. Back then there were just a ton more animals around.. bears.. deer.. beavers... uh... bears? Anyway.. man came along and shot the faces off 99% of these animals and took their fur and sometimes the meat reducing the population of these creatures immensely (and in some cases completely.)

Now, obviously, these animals produced "fecal waste". We're talkin' millions upon millions of animals. Massive swarms of buffalo so big you couldn't really see where the swarm stopped.. all poopin' everywhere. One would think, seeing as how these things make such a huge impact on the environment, that taking out 99% of them would plunge this planet into a bit of a cold spell.

So I'm kinda thinking.. this HAD to have had some effect on the planet in terms of global warming. Perhaps the planet would be rapidly cooling right now if not for the industrial revolution saving us and keeping the planet warm. Have we taken it too far? Maybe.. we'll see.. won't we