The "results" of our eating meat, more methane, more CO2, whatever are even more ridiculous as concerns than anything else.
On Feb 24, 6:06 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Zeb, > > Your getting all emotional. No one (except you) is concerned with WHY > we eat meat, no one is proposing to know why God made certain things > delicious. The discussion concerns the results, the end product(s), of > our eating meat. > > On Feb 24, 2:27 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We are human. The world belongs to us. The animals belong to us. If > > God didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't have made them taste so > > good. Aged Porterhouse steak....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Rack of lamb....with > > mint sauce....mmmmmmmmmm! Kentucky Fried Chicken......original > > recipe.......oh JOY!!! Even the leftover parts are made into hot > > dogs. Ya GOTTA love hot dogs!! With a beer? At a tailgate party? > > Ahhhhhhhhhh life!!!!!!!! > > > On Feb 24, 7:08 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... > > > >http://www.suprememastertv.com/de/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_links_de...... > > > Livestock zerstören unseren > > > Planethttp://suprememastertv.com/se/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_se&wr_id=733...... > > > > Filme:http://www.suprememastertv.com/de/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_video_de...Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
