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You can help save the earth by going vegetarian!
Chances are that as someone who cares about the environment, you are always searching for things you can do to help protect it. But did you know that you can help protect the environment by simply making some changes to your diet? Concerned individuals can lower their impact on the planet by cutting down on the animal products they eat each week, as well as become healthier. It turns out, plant-based diets are healthier for people as well as for the planet....
Happy Earth Day!
As we celebrate Earth Day 2008 (April 22), here are some veggie news!
- A recent United Nations report found that the meat industry produces almost 40 percent more greenhouse gases than all the SUVs, Hummers, cars, trucks, planes, and ships in the world combined. ... 
Based on the latest satellite data cited in a December 2007 article, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) climate scientist Dr. H. J. Zwally predicts that nearly ALL THE ICE COULD BE GONE from the Arctic Ocean by THE END OF SUMMER 2012.
Al Gore on Meat & Global Warming
The following is an urgent message that cites top scientists from NASA as well as researchers from top universities and what we can do to prevent this disaster....
Here is what Al Gore said on meat consumption and global warming, according to Ezra Klein's blog:
Responding to a questioner: "One of the factors right now in the global trends of the food crisis is the increasing meat intensity of the diet in countries like China that are imitating the diet the US has long had. It is true that it would be healthier for us as individuals and as a planet if we consumed less meat. I acknowledge that. There's an undercurrent in the question, and you didn't say it, of why it hasn't been a more prominent part of the conversation so far. I plead guilty, and I guess I'd say there is only so much that we can do at once. I myself am a meat eater and maybe that's had some effect. But I want to acknowledge forthrightly that this is a significant part of what needs to be done, but we have to walk before we can run." ... 
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It's one of fundamental laws of Physics," says Anderson Cooper of CNN in a serious tone. As intriguing it sounds, Planet In Peril did not disappoint me.
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As a concerned living being on this planet, I highly recommend this documentary in addition to "Inconvenient Truth". The story has a different kick to it. You can watch the full version below, although higher definition is definitely worth it. ... |
