The Water Footprint of Foods “California is experiencing one of its driest years in the past half millennium. It also happens to be the country’s leading dairy supplier. With profits surpassing $7 billion in 2012, the California dairy industry is far and away the most valuable sector of the state’s enormous agricultural bounty. Unfortunately…dairy products use a whole lot of …
Meat production and the Environment
Vegans don’t usually need a reason to hate factory farming aside from cruelty to animals and their death. Some people, though, need a little more convincing. Plus, it never hurts to have more support when someone asks why veganism is so fantastic. This is where knowledge about the environmental impacts of factory farming is critical. Approximately 10 billion animals are …
Federal Report ~ Vegan Diet is best for the Planet/Health
A federal panel that helps set federal dietary guidelines is recommending Americans eat less meat because it’s better for the environment, sparking outrage from industry groups representing the nation’s purveyors of beef, pork and poultry. The truth is being spoken on Federal levels but we must not forget where the money lies. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a federally appointed …
WorldWatch Environmental Impact of Livestock
http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf
Happy Earth Day! Eating meat isn’t green
Happy Earth Day!! If every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and ate vegan foods instead, it would be like taking more than 500,000 cars off the road. In the US, 38 millions cows are raised for food each year. Their burps and farts comprise 20 percent of all US methane-gas emissions. It takes 24,00 gallons of water …