Cut Global Warming by Becoming Vegetarian
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 07. 8.05
Here is a study that hits all kinds of treehugger buttons: British physicist Alan Calvert calculates that animals we eat generate 21% of all the carbon dioxide that can be attributed to human activity. "We could therefore slash man-made emissions of carbon dioxide simply by abolishing all livestock." he continues: "Worldwide reduction of meat production in the pursuit of the targets set in the Kyoto treaty seems to carry fewer political unknowns than cutting our consumption of fossil fuels" They should be serving tofu tonite at Gleneagles. ::Physorg
Thirsty for more? Check out these related articles:
- 10 Reasons to Really Love Trees (as if You Didn't Already)
- Focus on Focus Earth: "24" Pledged to Go Green More Than A Year Ago; Is It Carbon Neutral Yet?
- In a Vegetarian World, What Happens to the Cows?
- Restaurant Critic Shoots Baboon, Imagines it's a Person
- Regain Your Inspiration to Cook: 5 Cookbooks For Bringing Out Your Inner Chef
- Focus on Focus Earth: Is Hollywood Really Going Green?
Comments ()
