MEAT the Truth
This article was posted by Joseph on May 27th, 2010 and has been 1,801 views.
No, there is no spelling mistake in the title. Please keep reading..
“Between 40 and 50% of all cereals are not eaten by humans, but by livestock. And for soy that’s about 75%” — Dr Harry Aiking, VU University, Amsterdam
“Half of the total global wheat harvest is used as livestock feed to support out meat and dairy consumption. At the same time, people in poor countries are starving.”
“To produce animal products you need up to ten times as much land as is needed to produce vegetable products.”
“If you reduce your total [meat] consumption by half … you cut in half the greenhouse gas emissions … Our fork is a powerful tool.”
“All the cars, tractors, trucks, planes and ships in the world added together emit fewer greenhouse gases than livestock farming.”
“Everybody needs to know that food and agriculture contributes to climate change and has environmental impact.”
Watch the film that picks up where ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ conveniently left off. A must-see for anyone who cares about the future of life on this planet.
So you’ve probably seen ‘An Inconvenient Truth’. Even if you haven’t, unless you’ve got your head buried in the sand, no doubt you’ve heard about a little problem called global warming. But have you heard the whole story?
Al Gore has had plenty to say about carbon emissions, which without a doubt are causing big problems. But what he failed to mention in his doco is that there’s a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide — methane. And what is the largest producer of methane? Livestock.
Now that YOU KNOW, send this link to your friends. They also deserve to know the truth! If you have a website or blog please promote the raw food lifestyle and culture.
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