This week I was inspired by the Alliance for a
Greener South Loop to consider eating less meat. I was surprised to learn that there is no
such think as ecologically sustainable meat.
All meat - including local, organic, and free-range - takes a large toll
on the environment. I’m going to join in
with the “Meatless Mondays in May” campaign and replace some of the meat I eat
with plant-based foods. It’s not about
being vegetarian or vegan, just about consuming less animals. The more of us who eat less meat (in May and
beyond), the bigger difference we can make for our planet. I’m fairly certain my body will thank me for
it too.
If you’d like some more inspiration, here are some claims
some major groups have made about the impact of eating less meat.
Al Gore’s Live
Earth organization reports that “If everyone went vegetarian just for one
day, the U.S. would save: 100 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all
the homes in New England for almost 4 months and 70 million gallons of gas,
enough to fuel all the cars of Canada and Mexico combined with plenty to
spare.”
According to the Environmental Defense
Fund, “if every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and
substituted vegetarian foods instead, the carbon dioxide savings would be the
same as taking more than half a million cars off of U.S. roads.”
One more from a major individual: “Nothing will benefit human
health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the
evolution to a vegetarian diet.” - Albert Einstein
Eat less meat. Better
your life. Change the world.
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