Meat Free Monday Highlighted in European Parliament as a Solution to Global Warming!

Sir Paul McCartney in the European Parliament: ‘Less meat – Less heat’ EP President Jerzy Buzek urged everyone “to act globally to face global challenges, but not to ignore what we do at home,” when opening the “Less meat=less heat” hearing on 3 December. The idea of one meat-free day a week was highlighted as [...]

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10 Popular Studies on Meat and Global Warming for Anyone

These are 10 popular & frequently-cited, studies and reports on meat and global warming. I find that they all help to effectively illustrate the carbon footprint of meat in different ways.

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Beef Creates 57 Times More Greenhouse Gasses than Potatoes

Scientific American has put together 5 slides about the environmental costs of meat.  This one in particular caught my eye. So if… 1/2 lb. of potatoes = Driving 0.17 mile, and 1/2 lb. of beef = Driving 9.81 miles It would take the equivalent of 57 lbs of potatoes to make the same amount of [...]

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The Cattle Industry is Destroying the Amazon Rainforest

In a matter of decades, most of the Amazon, and the incredible value that could’ve been provided to millions of people, was lost due to the cattle industry and the rising global appetite for meat.

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