Join the "No Meat Week" campaign: Help stop global warming!

topic posted Sun, August 3, 2008 - 12:30 PM by  Julia
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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.

Join now at:

www.thepoint.com/campaigns...al-warming
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Julia
Oregon
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  • Ula
    Ula
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    I agree with you totally. As I am sure that everyone else here does. But that's the problem. You’re "preaching to the choir." Not that that’s a bad thing.

    Please tell some one who eats meat everyday. Tell some one who eats meat everyday but Monday. Tell some one who is a semi vegetarian. The message needs to be heard. I'll pass it on to all I know.

    Ula

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