"Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products."[Guardian, June 2, 2010]
"Agriculture, particularly meat and dairy products, accounts for 70% of global freshwater consumption, 38% of the total land use and 19% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, says the report"
I've made an effort to cut out red meat from my diet. So far so good - I rarely eat it anymore. I made the decision after watching Food Inc.
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your efforts are appreciated, Ron.
I love meat and don't want to be a vegetarian but I just can't allow myself to condone and financially support the way the animals are treated in factory farms nor can I tolerate the environmental impacts of such practices.
As a male in our society it is very quite difficult to go veg*n with so much machismo about meat consumption.
When confronted with these attitudes I sometimes say that it's even more "manly" to own up to personal accountability and take responsibility and action about the world's problems than talking sports around the grill.
Cheers, man!
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