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On Feb 24, 6:08 am, JustBeVegan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Sir, > > A recent authoritative report published by the World Watch institute, > authors Goodland and Anhang concluded that over 51% of greenhouse > gases (GHGs) emissions come from Livestock. > > In the aftermath of the Copenhagen climate change summit, it is vital > the following information be disseminated to the public as well as to > our political leaders. > A widely cited 2006 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture > Organization, Livestock’s Long Shadow, estimates that 18 percent of > annual worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are attributable to > livestock….however recent analysis by Goodland and Anhang co-authors > of “Livestock and Climate Change” in the latest issue of World Watch > magazine found that livestock and their byproducts actually account > for at least 32.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, or 51 > percent of annual worldwide GHG emissions! > The main sources of GHGs from animal agriculture are: > 1. Deforestation of the rainforests to grow feed for livestock. > 2. Methane from manure waste. – Methane is 72 times more potent as a > global warming gas than CO2 > 3. Refrigeration and transport of meat around the world. > 4. Raising, processing and slaughtering of the animal. > Meat production also uses a massive amount of water and other > resources which would be better used to feed the world’s hungry and > provide water to those in need. > Based on their research, Goodland and Anhang conclude that replacing > livestock products with soy-based and other alternatives would be the > best strategy for reversing climate change. They say “This approach > would have far more rapid effects on GHG emissions and their > atmospheric concentrations-and thus on the rate the climate is warming- > than actions to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy.” > The fact is that we are being informed of the dangerous path we are on > by depending greatly on animal flesh for human consumption. We still > have the opportunity to make the most effective steps in saving > ourselves and this planet. By simply choosing a plant based diet we > can reduce our carbon foot print by a huge amount. > We are gambling with our lives and with those of our future > generations to come. It’s madness to know we are fully aware of the > possible consequences but yet are failing to act. > Please make a truly environmental, healthy and compassionate choice, > choose to drastically reduce your meat intake or simply go vegetarian > or vegan. This is the single most powerful action for preventing > climate change as it is the single largest source of greenhouse gas > emissions. > Thank you for your consideration. > Yours Sincerely > > www.SAAWinternational.org > Please visit our solutions page to see how you can help > Links:http://fleischverbot.info/petition/http://www.nutritionecology.org/de/news/petition_cap.htmlhttp://un.evana.org/index.php?lang=dehttp://un.evana.org/sign.php?lang=dehttp://veg4earth.org/international/deutsch/ > > http://www.suprememastertv.com/de/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_links_de...http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Chang... > Livestock zerstören unseren > Planethttp://suprememastertv.com/se/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_se&wr_id=733...http://www.suprememastertv.com/de/sos-flyer/http://direkter-kontakt-mit-gott.org/Eine_dringende_Botschaft.pdfhttp://www.suprememasterchinghai.net/bbs/data/file/Harms_Benefits/141...http://www.bfeoe.de/aktiv/klimaschutz/stmugv-plakate-ern-klimaschutz.pdfhttp://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/0,1518,573952,00.htmlhttp://www.grueneliga.de/alli/artikel/Alligator_Apr_Mai_08.pdfhttp://www.abolitionistapproach.comhttp://www.abolitionistapproach.com/media/pdf/ARAA_Pamphlet_A4_German...http://www.vegetarismus.ch/klimaschutz/http://www.meatclimate.org/sites/default/files/reports/meatclimate_ge...http://www.meatthetruth.nl/download/20080517_Carbon_Savings_UK.pdfhttp://www.meatthetruth.nl/download/20080518_US_carbon_savings_table.pdfhttp://suprememastertelevision.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=download&sc... > > Filme:http://www.suprememastertv.com/de/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_video_dehttp://www.vegetarismus.ch/video/vsuk.htmhttp://veg-tv.info/Earthlings -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
