No-Meat November
To start the month, EcoHouse is kicking off No-Meat
November, a month long vegetarian challenge that hopes to raise awareness for
sustainable lifestyles while also highlighting the humanitarianism,
environmental, and heath benefits of a vegetarian/vegan diet.
Here’s 6 reasons to go vegetarian and take back our planet!
1. Lower your carbon
footprint. CO2 produced from livestock, slaughterhouses, packaging and
transportation is one of the biggest contributors to our carbon emissions. One
year of eating meat has the same CO2 emissions as driving a car for an entire
year!
2. Reduce methane and
nitrous oxide production. Cows and sheep produce 37% of methane. Methane
and nitrous oxide are two of the largest contributes for global warming. Keep
our planet cool by going meat free!
3. Water
conservation. Water estimations to produce one kilo of wheat is between
1,000 to 2,000 liters whereas one kilo of beef is between 13,000 to 100,000
liters!
4. Reduce water
pollution. Hormones, antibiotics and animal waste used in factory farms
find their ways into our rivers, streams, and oceans. Farmed animals have 130
times more waste than the entire human population!
5. Topsoil/tropical
rainforest and endangered species conservation. Much of our land – 30%! –
is used for farming animals. Farming can cause soil erosion, desertification
and deforestation. This deforestation ruins land for native animals, and
results in long term harm of the natural wildlife.
6. Reduce chemical
usage. Growth hormones, antibiotics and other harmful chemicals are used in
large qualities for meat production. These harmful chemicals have long-term
negative effect on the health of our environment.
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