Tag: meat
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 [...]
Americans Contribute the Most to Meat’s Impact on Global Warming (Duh)
The meat industry and its front groups like the Center for Consumer Freedom are perpetuating the myth that Americans should not be worried about the meat & global warming connection. This is the argument: The US has a more efficient livestock production system. According to the 2006 US EPA report, US agriculture causes less than [...]
Save the Human!
Sophie from Food for Change brought to my attention this new organization from Hong Kong called “Save the Human!” Check out their music video: Save The Human! Don’t Eat The Planet. Mission: Save the Human! is a campaign aimed at raising public awareness about the link between our diets and the health of our planet. [...]
Meat and Global Warming: Is There Really a Debate?
It’s upsetting and a bit disturbing that a NY Times “Green blogger” has perpetuated a claim from the Center for Consumer Freedom that there is no strong connection between meat and global warming. The recent NY Times article titled “Meat & Climate: The Debate Continues” (which I refuse to link to) cites a press release [...]
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 [...]
ACTION ALERT: Stop US Bill S. 527 From Exempting Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Livestock Production
update: Please join the campaign! Bill S. 527 gives a free pass for factory farms to pollute the air with CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide without regulation! Farm Sanctuary has setup a form to write to your representative in Congress to vote NO on S. 527. Please take a few minutes to voice your opposition [...]
Cow Farts, Burps and Global Warming: No Laughing Matter
WSJ Video: Watch how methane is measured : Gassy Sheep Add to Global Warming Did you hear that cow farts are causing global warming? Contrary to popular belief, most of the methane emissions from cows and other livestock aren’t from flatulence or farts. They’re from burping. About 98 per cent of the methane from a [...]
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 [...]
