One thing that always gets me is how most people I know have finally begun to acknowledge global warming and environmental destruction, but seem to think it’s all caused by cars. The truth is that two big industries are significantly contributing to the problem - factory farming and the fashion industry.
Check out this report on the facts behind the relationship between global warming and livestock.
BE A MEAT REDUCER
Recently I talked to ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney about vegetarianism and the environment, an important link he feels is being overlooked in the global warming discussion. He shared some shocking statistics from a 2006 UN report entitled Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options.” |
| The report found that 18 percent of global warming emissions come from raising cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys and other animals we eat. That’s 40 percent more than all the world’s cars, SUVs, airplanes, and other modes of fossil-based transportation, which combined account for 13 percent. For further comparison, every house, residential and office building in the world accounts for just 8 percent. |
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January 21, 2008 at 9:28 am | Soapbox, Animals
