Karen
01-06-2006, 01:05 PM
Green Your Diet For the Earth
https://www.meatoutmondays.org/images/choosingveggies.gif (https://m1e.net/c?46875452-yhHggjzx26FZA%401370888-z7vECKAZEGrvw)Thinking of helping the planet by buying an eco-friendly car? You could do more by going vegan, say Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin of the University of Chicago.
They compared the amount of fossil fuel needed to cultivate and process various foods, including running agricultural machinery, providing food for livestock and irrigating crops. They also factored in emissions of methane and nitrous oxide produced by cows, sheep and manure treatment.
The typical US diet, about 28 percent of which comes from animal sources, generates nearly 1.5 tons more carbon dioxide per person per year than a vegan diet with the same number of calories, say the researchers.
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https://www.meatoutmondays.org/images/choosingveggies.gif (https://m1e.net/c?46875452-yhHggjzx26FZA%401370888-z7vECKAZEGrvw)Thinking of helping the planet by buying an eco-friendly car? You could do more by going vegan, say Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin of the University of Chicago.
They compared the amount of fossil fuel needed to cultivate and process various foods, including running agricultural machinery, providing food for livestock and irrigating crops. They also factored in emissions of methane and nitrous oxide produced by cows, sheep and manure treatment.
The typical US diet, about 28 percent of which comes from animal sources, generates nearly 1.5 tons more carbon dioxide per person per year than a vegan diet with the same number of calories, say the researchers.
To read the full article, click here (https://m1e.net/c?46875452-8QF60QnMCN5UA%401370888-Ii2h0O/Ph6hJQ)!