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(This is not a thread to discuss whether global warming is happening)
It’s very popular today for vegans to claim that going vegan will save the planet.
In fact, there are claims that livestock emissions produce half of man made emissions:
http://www.greeneatz.com/foods-carbon-footprint.html
When I read this article, despite its impressive nature, I immediately felt it was disingenuous, though I had no scientific basis for thinking that.
The following article showed how some of the figures in the above article were very misleading.
https://theconversation.com/yes-eating-meat-affects-the-environment-but-cows-are-not-killing-the-climate-94968
Like any other debate on this internet, vegans and non vegans rage about this.
For me, I can’t seem to logically get behind the idea that if I skip meat on Mondays, I’m helping the environment.
To me, there are so many other ways to help. Drive a car with better gas mileage. Don’t drive as much. Don’t fly as much. Try to use less electricity. These seem like obvious ways to make a big impact. Eating meat, to me, seems like something that is a natural part of life and even restricting it a bit would have a small impact.
But I’m willing to change if I can be convinced. This board, when not political, has some smart guys. What say you?
It’s very popular today for vegans to claim that going vegan will save the planet.
In fact, there are claims that livestock emissions produce half of man made emissions:
http://www.greeneatz.com/foods-carbon-footprint.html
When I read this article, despite its impressive nature, I immediately felt it was disingenuous, though I had no scientific basis for thinking that.
The following article showed how some of the figures in the above article were very misleading.
https://theconversation.com/yes-eating-meat-affects-the-environment-but-cows-are-not-killing-the-climate-94968
Like any other debate on this internet, vegans and non vegans rage about this.
For me, I can’t seem to logically get behind the idea that if I skip meat on Mondays, I’m helping the environment.
To me, there are so many other ways to help. Drive a car with better gas mileage. Don’t drive as much. Don’t fly as much. Try to use less electricity. These seem like obvious ways to make a big impact. Eating meat, to me, seems like something that is a natural part of life and even restricting it a bit would have a small impact.
But I’m willing to change if I can be convinced. This board, when not political, has some smart guys. What say you?
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