The EDF gives us 3 million car-equivalent less credits for one extra veggie meal per week than does Julia's link:
http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?contentid=6604 I nothing wrong with these ideas but... I would guess the the average American might do more good for GW by stopping air leaks in their home by caulking, redoing weather-stripping on window and doors, checking the ducts for leaks. I would like to have a good *prioritized* list of things to do on a personal level. Nice to hit the biggies first. On Aug 15, 1:12 am, "Michael Tobis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This has been sitting in the queue for a week, none of the mods being > willing to let it through on one hand or flush it on the other. I let it > through because although there's a bit of PR puffery here, it raises an > interesting question. > > How many meat-eaters can the earth support vs vegans? Does the availability > of resources for meat animals or other animal protein (in other words, that > ovo and lacto stuff) ever become a limiting resource? > > I have given up red meat, reluctantly, for multiple reasons. My abstinence > has not been perfect but I won't bring the stuff home. I do think this is a > real issue. > > Here's more on the subject: > > http://bravenewclimate.com/2008/08/11/australias-most-powerful-climat...http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mark_bittman_on_what_s_wrong_with_... > > mt > > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Julia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Did you know that if every American who eats meat daily decided to > > have one meat-free day a week, it would be the equivalent of taking 8 > > million cars off the roads? > > > • Animal agriculture causes about 18% of global human-induced green- > > house gas emissions > > > • Livestock produce 30-40% of total methane gas emissions > > > • Livestock occupy 30 percent of ice-free land on the planet, a major > > cause of deforestation > > > • Industrial meat production relies heavily on fossil fuels through > > fertilizer manufacturing and global transport > > > The emerging global warming crisis requires both personal change and > > industrial accountability. In addition to energy conservation, each of > > us can also limit our contribution to global warming by eating less > > meat and calling for a more sustainable livestock industry. > > > The goal of this one-week meat-fast is to provide a platform to raise > > awareness about how meat-consumption directly contributes to climate > > change. > > > Learn more, discuss with others, and take action now at: > > >http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/no-meat-week-help-stop-global-warming- > >Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
