Tag: environment
Global “Meat Free” Petition!
A great multilingual, international initiative to raise awareness of the impact of livestock and meat production on the environment, global warming and world hunger. Please sign the Global “Meat Free” Petition! Help establish a national “meat free” day in your country! From the site: You might be asking yourself, why do we have to petition [...]
Sharing the Love on Meat and Global Warming
In this post I wanted to give some love to Food for Change, PB&J Campaign and Veg Climate Alliance. Each focuses their blog on the connection between meat and global warming. I recommend them all! Food for Change Food for Change promotes food choices that are sustainable, ethical and environmentally responsible. This blog from the [...]
Mark Bittman on Colbert Report Discussing Meat and Global Warming
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 [...]
You Don’t Have to Be a Vegetarian to Talk (or Blog) About Meat and Global Warming
If you read the comments from articles about the impact of meat on global warming, it’s likely you’ll encounter arguments against vegetarianism, especially if the word “vegetarian” or “vegan” is in the title. These arguments tend to be not only misguided but irrelevant as they shift the focus of the debate from “Should I reduce [...]
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. [...]
10 Resources on Meat and Global Warming You Never Heard Of
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 [...]
10 Popular Studies on Meat and Global Warming for Anyone
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. [...]
