Cut some meat, cut global warming
Posted in Global Warming on Mar 4th, 2009
The meat and global warming link just got a huge publicity boost. Mark Bittman, author of Food Matters, vegan until 6, and food columnist/blogger at the NY Times, tonight appeared on what many consider to be the mother of all political talk shows (if you exclude the Daily Show) – the Colbert Report (1.3 million [...]
Posted in Global Warming, Video on Feb 22nd, 2009
10. Meat the Facts Blog One of the only blogs dedicated entirely to the environmental, health and global warming impact of meat. 9. Meat the Truth Documentary A professional documentary from the Netherlands all about meat and global warming, which premiered in May 2008. I haven’t seen it yet, but looks like people are reacting [...]
Posted in Global Warming, Hunger, Video on Feb 20th, 2009
For your information and amusement, I provided a Guilt Trip Rating for each video (GTR, 10 is high, 1 is low). In my opinion, videos with a low GTR are great for introducing this subject to someone. Videos with a higher GTR should be viewed with caution. Enjoy. ABC News: 2 Simple Steps for Climate [...]
Posted in Study on Feb 19th, 2009
This is a useful post for illustrating meat’s carbon footprint to different people. Do you like exotic food? Know a Prius or SUV owner? Don’t plan on going veg anytime soon? There’s something for everyone. Hopefully, at least one of these ten studies will help you or someone you know to consider eating less meat. [...]
Posted in Global Warming, Study on Feb 14th, 2009
New Scientist Magazine reports that researchers from the Netherlands have concluded that cutting back on meat could save $20 trillion off the cost of fighting global warming. According to the study (published Feb. 2009), if the world were to adopt a low-meat diet (defined as 70 grams of beef and 325 grams of chicken and [...]
Posted in Global Warming, Hunger, Study on Feb 7th, 2009
Scientific American has put together 5 slides about the environmental costs of meat. This one in particular caught my eye. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Transportation Energy Data Book, U.S. Department of Energy, 2008; Seattle Food System Enhancement Project: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study; Subak and Fiala references in “More to Explore” So if… 1/2 lb. of [...]
Posted in Global Warming, Study on Feb 7th, 2009
The #1 human cause of deforestation in Latin America? Surprise…it’s the cattle industry. A burnt area of the Amazon rainforest in Itaituba 2, a protected area (Photo: Daniel Beltra) Why are rainforests important? First of all, rainforests help to slow global warming by significantly absorbing CO2 in our atmosphere. So as a result of deforestation, [...]
