The single biggest thing that the average person can do to alleviate environmental destruction is to quit eating cattle. I stopped eating red meat 20 years ago when I learned of the devastation caused by this practice. Cattle consume the majority of food grain grown in the world, in addition to most of the water. Countless millions of tons of pesticides and fertilizers are poured into our waters as a by product of growing all this grain. Rain forests are being razed so that more soy can be grown to feed the cattle. This deforestation is devastating to the planet. We need those forests. They are not a luxury. They are a necessity. Raising cattle for the meat is the most wasteful use of the biomass. Tremendous amounts of energy are used to make those burgers.
Unfortunately, this disturbing situation is getting ever worse, as McDonalds are springing up all over the world. So, if you really want to help, stop eating red meat.
Some links for further information:
http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/lisa_algee/cattle_ranching.html
http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2006/final/threats/threat_agg.html
http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/...n-deforestation-stems-from-cattle-ranching-2/
http://www.naturalnews.com/000672_cattle_hormones_growth_hormone.html
http://forests.org/archive/general/macfore.htm
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/circ1268/htdocs/text-lv.html
Cattle use over 50% of all water in the western U.S.
So, if you eat burgers, you are part of the problem. Nothing is as harmful as cattle ranching on our planet.
Unfortunately, this disturbing situation is getting ever worse, as McDonalds are springing up all over the world. So, if you really want to help, stop eating red meat.
Some links for further information:
http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/lisa_algee/cattle_ranching.html
http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2006/final/threats/threat_agg.html
http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/...n-deforestation-stems-from-cattle-ranching-2/
http://www.naturalnews.com/000672_cattle_hormones_growth_hormone.html
http://forests.org/archive/general/macfore.htm
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/circ1268/htdocs/text-lv.html
Cattle use over 50% of all water in the western U.S.
So, if you eat burgers, you are part of the problem. Nothing is as harmful as cattle ranching on our planet.
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