Tag: discussion
10 WTF Statistics on Meat and Global Warming
10 shocking statistics on meat and global warming. 1. If every American (300 million) gave up meat for 1 day a week, this would have the same positive effect on reducing greenhouse gases as saving 90 million plane tickets from New York to Los Angeles! (source: Meat the Truth documentary, see video clip) [1] 2. [...]
Why Is Meat-Eating Left Off the Table in Environmental and Climate Discussions?
Eating Less Meat to Save the Planet: Why is Meat-Eating Left Off the Table in Environmental Discussions? (mp3) – Your Call Radio KALW 91.7 San Francisco I recommend listening to this really interesting discussion between panelists and callers. I promise this isn’t just a presentation of all the facts about how the production of meat [...]
EPA Backs Down From Cow / Methane Tax
(2/6/09 – NY Times) Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), stated that it might tax cows in an effort to curb methane and other greenhouse gases. It has since backed down from any greenhouse gas regulation on the livestock industry. “Under the proposal, if a [...]
