Monday, October 15, 2007

Blog Action Day for the Environment

One big thing you can do for the environment is to cut down on your consumption of beef, chicken, fish, lamb, and pork, or even go vegetarian (though that's very hard, I will admit). Even a small reduction in the amount of meat you eat each week can make a difference to the environment.

1. More than half our water in the USA goes to feed livestock.
2. Livestock consume more than 70% of the grains and cereals we produce in the USA.
3. Livestock (especially cattle) degrade landscape very quickly, land that could be reforested or replanted with native plants.

There are many more reasons: health reasons, emotional appeals, etc. As I said, going vegetarian isn't something I push on people because it's hard in many ways. Still, buying a little less meat at the grocery store is something you can feel good about, and something that will encourage you to eat more vegetables--which is always healthy.

23 comments:

Fran said...

GREAT post Delia. While I have never been able to make the complete shift to vegetarian, I have changed my habits a lot.

This is an excellent example of how everything is interconnected.

Dr. Monkey Von Monkerstein said...

Excellent points. I eat way less meat than I used to ever since my heart attack.

dguzman said...

Fran and Dr. Monkey--glad to hear you've upped your veggie counts and lowered your meat intake, because it'll help you live longer! Which is a selfish benefit for me, I must admit....

LauraHinNJ said...

I could easily be a vegeterian, but for the man in the house!

I don't know how to change him of his *meat and potatoes* ideal.

dguzman said...

Laura, I'm lucky to live in a house of vegetarians (who converted me). However, we have a lot of meat-eater friends who say they'd never make it without meat. But you know--I used to say that too, and that was almost six years ago!

Still, I'm sure "converting" your DH would be like converting my dad--NO. WAY. My parents still ask me if we had turkey for thanxgiving, as though that day just HAS to have turkey!

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