Meatout 2007 is tomorrow, Saturday, March 23. So I (And you should too) will not be eating meet tomorrow and will only be eating luxurious fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.Meatout is an international observance helping individuals evolve to a wholesome, nonviolent diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains. This year's theme is "Stop Global Warming!" Did you know....
1. Animal agriculture produces more greenhouse gases than automobiles
2. Animal waste and feed cropland dump more pollutants into our waterways than all other human activities combined
3. Meat-based diets require 10-20 times as much land as plant-based diets - nearly half the world's grain and soybeans are fed to animals raised for human consumption
4. Eliminating animal products from your diet reduces your personal
greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5 tons .... that's a greater reduction than if you drive a hybrid car!!
There are Meatout events all around the world this weekend. Check for events in your area here: http://www.meatout.org/events/mevents.htm
In honor of Meatout 2007 I will be watching Fast Food Nation tomorrow. Good luck.
4 comments:
Found an interesting article on beer.....stear clear of British brews (this includes Guinness)!! They use isinglass for clarifying (yucky fish byproduct) as well as gelatin and/or casein. Good ole American beers (as well as German) should be cruelty-free.
Enjoy Meatout 2007 and FFN!!
Here's a link to the article:
http://www.satyamag.com/nov03/beerintro.html
I'll make sure to not drink any Guinness. Thanks for the additional info. I'll stick with Stella and Spatan for tomorrow.
so how'd you do? make it the whole day?
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