The following link is an excellent article from TIMES Magazine on the link between the Meat industry and Global Warming.
Meat: Making Global Warming Worst:
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839995,00.html
It has all the facts correct in layman terms.
I am glad that a widely-read and trusted magazine such as TIME Magazine is reporting on this subject. :) It's time for the world to be better informed on this matter : )
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Extracts from the article :
“The worrisome news is that as the world economy grows, so does global meat consumption. The average person in the industrialized world eats more than 176 lb. of meat annually, compared with around 66 lb. consumed by the average resident of the developing world. As developing nations get richer, one of the first things citizens spend their extra income on is a more meat-rich diet. Whereas pork would once have been a rare luxury in China, today even the relatively poor in the country's cities can afford a little meat at almost every meal — so much so that pork imports to China rose more than 900% through the first four months of the year.
Producing all that meat will do more than just warm the world; it will also raise pressure on land resources. The FAO estimates that about 20% of the planet's pastureland has been degraded by grazing animals, and increased demand for meat means increased demand for animal feed — much of the world's grain production is fed to animals rather than to humans. (The global spike in grain prices over the past year is in large part due to the impact on grain supplies of the growing demand for meat.) The expanded production of meat has been facilitated by industrial feedlots, which bleed antibiotics and other noxious chemicals. And of course, the human health impact of too much meat can be seen in everything from bloated waistlines in America to rising rates of cardiovascular disease in developing nations, where heart attacks were once as rare as a T-bone steak. “
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Hopefully, the readers would consider to take less meat to reduce grain price, reduce pressure on land resource and for a better health.
For a start, consider taking 1 to 2 vege meals a day. Look out for vege stalls when eating out : ) : )
Let's work together for a more sustainable world,
Low ck
