New study claims meat is responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. But let’s not forget, soy production is a leading cause of deforestation, a major contributor to GHG emissions. As a numbers guy who has been crunching environmental impacts for years (five of which were fueled by a vegetarian diet), I’m concerned by a certain environmental [...] [...]
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Here is the handy chart I created for an at-a-glance summary of the average American’s individual CO2 impact by category. This chart is based on two main sources — Redefining Progress and Union of Concerned Scientists both from 2000, which I subsequently updated using recent EIA energy data from the U.S. Dept. of Energy, energy [...] [...] As your members of Congress debate health care, we need to make sure they’re considering the impact of corporate agribusiness on the public’s health. To give you an example, just one hog company…. [...] #3 JELLYFISH INVASIONS Oceans have been hard hit by human impacts the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, shark hunting, coral reef collapses (check out last weeks show) and the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. Obama called for an emergency task force to come up with plan to protect the oceans this summer: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/obama-ocean-protection-plan.php Read about the jellyfish invasion taking [...] [...] |
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