meat & global warming

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Meatless Mondays (or Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and

Fridays)

 

When it comes to global warming the Hummer has been quite

the easy scapegoat: With its enormous frame and pathetic

gas mileage, the vehicular behemoth has become the bogeyman

of climate change. But look past the Hummer: hamburgers may

be just as guilty.

 

The livestock industry is responsible for nearly one-fifth

of the planet’s greenhouse gases, more than the entire

transportation sector. If we each reduced our meat intake

even by one meal a day, or one day a week, we could make an

enormous difference on global emissions.

 

And don’t worry about missing out on protein: the average

American consumes twice as much protein as the government

recommends, and since our bodies can’t store protein, it

just gets wasted.

 

Resources: For tips on ways to increase the plant-centered

dishes in your diet, visit Meatless Mondays, or check out

our Cooking Concepts section.

 

To learn more about the diet-climate change connection,

read “Diet, Energy, and Global Warming” and other sources

at www.ivu.org/members/globalwarming.html