There are many reasons to become a vegan or a vegetarian. One of the popular reasons is because it's better for the environment
... but is it really? Our resident vegetarian
Anthony Carboni did some digging to find the answer.
Read More:
One-third of our greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture
http://www.nature.com/news/one-third-of-our-greenhouse-gas-emissions-come-from-agriculture-1.11708
"The global food system, from fertilizer manufacture to food storage and packaging, is responsible for up to one-third of all human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions, according to the latest figures from the Consultative
Group on
International Agricultural
Research (
CGIAR), a partnership of 15 research centres around the world."
Eat
Less Meat and Dairy,
Save the World
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/eat-less-meat-and-dairy-save-the-earth
"Eat less dairy and meat, save the world.
It's the vegan's ultimate dream slogan, and
Swedish scientists from the
Chalmers University of Technology just might make it a reality."
Vegetarian or omnivore: The environmental implications of diet
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/vegetarian-or-omnivore-the-environmental-implications-of-diet/2014/03/10/648fdbe8-a495-11e3-a5fa-55f0c77bf39c_story
.html
"The argument that a vegetarian diet is more planet-friendly than a carnivorous one is straightforward: If we feed plants to animals, and then eat the animals, we use more resources and produce more greenhouse gases than if we simply eat the plants."
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies
Calculator
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html
"Did you ever wonder what reducing carbon dioxide (
CO2) emissions by 1 million metric tons means in everyday terms?"
What You Eat
Matters
http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/a-meat-eaters-guide-to-climate-change-health-what-you-eat-matters/
"
Americans' appetite for meat and dairy -- billions of pounds a year from billions of animals -- takes a toll on our health, the environment, climate and animal welfare."
Environmental
Vegetarianism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_vegetarianism
"
Environmental vegetarianism is the practice of vegetarianism or veganism based on the indications that animal production, particularly by intensive agriculture, is environmentally unsustainable."
Vegetarianism and the
Environment
http://umurj.org/feature-articles/vegetarianism-and-the-environment/
"Along with the current trend of eating 'organic' and 'local' foods, one of the hot topics that has sparked debate among scholars and bloggers alike is the question of whether or not being a vegetarian affects the environment."
Watch More:
Meet the Chicken from Hell!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdt3ppIeZvo&list;=UUvOTgnW7oj9ZWDd2y5TEApw
TestTube
Wild Card
http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-476-allergies?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm;_medium=DNews&utm;_source=YT
Are Vegans
Really Healthy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yloy0MG7gVc
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- published: 03 Apr 2014
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