This is day 15 of the Vegetarian Awareness Month Blog-a-Thon. Yesterday we looked at one reason people choose vegetarian - personal health. Now let’s look at another.
Our Environment
Everyone knows that cars are the leading producers of greenhouse gasses, but what does…. Wait a minute. This just in - the United Nations reports that livestock now surpasses transportation in the generating of greenhouse gasses. Actually, this was reported in 2006 but you may not have heard of it.
Deforestation, land erosion, water contamination - these are just a few of the major issues we have to deal with when raising animals for meat, milk, and eggs.
Do some research on this. Look up “animal waste lagoons” and their impact on our water systems. Consider the impact of overgrazing on our soil. What’s the real cost of that burger?
It may at first seem to be a stretch to connect meat and environmental issues, but the studies are out there. A vegetarian way of life is not such an inconvenient truth and could in fact be a very simple way to improve our world today.
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